Copies of correspondence relating to his service with the RN in World War Two, 1940-1943, dated 1940-1947, 1984, principally comprising letters to his wife, 1940-1943, mainly letters written during his service as Divisional Sea Transport Officer, Port Said, Egypt, 1943; correspondence concerning coal bunkering abuse by merchants in the Red Sea, 1942-1943; correspondence concerning Veasey's retirement, 1943, dated 1942-1947; catalogue of Veasey's correspondence and brief biography of Veasey, written by his granddaughter Sarah Howard in 1984.
VEASEY, Capt Robert Francis, RN (1883-1964)
This material is held atLiddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
- Reference
- GB 99 KCLMA Veasey
- Dates of Creation
- 1940-1947, 1984
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Born in 1883; served in RN, 1896-1912; rejoined RN and attached to Government Steel Inspection Unit, [1914-1918]; retired from RN and started a career in farming in Kenya, 1925; rejoined RN, 1940; Naval Officer-in-Charge, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1941; Sea Transport Officer, later Divisional Sea Transport Officer, Aden, 1941-1943; Divisional Sea Transport Officer, Port Said, Egypt, 1943; retired pay, 1943; died in 1964.
Arrangement
1 file.
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Acquisition Information
Copies made by the Centre in 1985 from originals loaned by the family.
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