A.L. Messum papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection AFE 17
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1916-1973
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript, typescript (photocopy), and printed material (photocopy).

Scope and Content

Photocopy of "Local Intelligence Summary" by General Northey, Rhodesian and Syasaland Field Force (November 1916); tracing-paper copy from a map of German East Africa (nd); photocopied transcript of an interview recorded with Messum by the Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation (1973).

Administrative / Biographical History

A.L. Messum, born in 1893, served with Murray's Column, a South Rhodesian Military Unit, and fought in East Africa during the First World War [1915-1918].

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by A.L. Murray in 1978. See General Correspondence File.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

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