Personal recollections of H.J. Coombes

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 025
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca. 1972
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; typescript.

Scope and Content

Typescript recollections 'The Baton' (nd); Typescript recollections 'The Campaign in Mesopotamia' (nd); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (November 1972).

Administrative / Biographical History

H.J. Coombes was a Private, Royal West Kent Regiment, serving in India and Mesopotamia, and held POW (Prisoner of War) after being captured at Kut.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Mesopotamia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Related Material

Tapes 61, 65 and 170: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in November 1972.