Photocopied typescript recollections of First World War experience in East Africa, with a duplicate copy (nd); typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle in 1975.
Personal recollections of H.B. Pratt
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection AFE 25
- Dates of Creation
- 1975
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; typescript (partly photocopy)
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
H.B. Pratt was born in Birkenhead in 1890 and grew up in Sunderland. He joined the 7th Durham Light Infantry (Territorial Battalion) in 1914, but transferred in 1915 to train as a signaller. He served as a sapper with the Royal Engineers in East Africa, 1916-1918.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mr Pratt in ca. 1975.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
East Africa catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.