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).
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
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
East Africa catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.