A.S. Spong papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 101
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1914-1975
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; typescript, postcards, press cuttings, and printed material.

Scope and Content

Book of illustrations "Iraq" [1920]; 20 picture postcards (1914-1915, 1929, nd); Postcard poem 'Blighty' (nd); Booklet "The Land of Two Rivers" [1919]; Press cuttings (4 April 1932, nd); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (1975).

Administrative / Biographical History

A.S. Spong was born at Twickenham, Middlesex, in 1894. As a Sergeant, he served with the Army Police on the Western Front and at Gallipoli, and in Mesopotamia in 1919.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Related Material

Tape 293: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in 1975.