Photocopied Ministry of Defence letter to donor, Sarah Saunders-Davies, with service record and personal details (30 March 1994); Postcard (nd); Manuscript letter from R.D. Smith to Mrs Rooke (23 May 1918); Photocopied letter from the War Office to Mrs Rooke, relating to medals (11 April 1921); Photograph (ca. 1913-1916); Photograph album (1915-1916).
Henry Rooke papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection EP 068
- Dates of Creation
- ca. 1913-1994
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, photographs, postcard, and printed material (partly photocopy).
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Henry Clive Rooke, a Lieutenant, enlisted with King Edward's Horse, November 1912, 3rd Battalion. He was then attached to 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, and served at Gallipoli, in Egypt/Palestine and on the Western Front. He was killed in action on the Western Front, 11 April 1918.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Sarah Saunders-Davies (grand-daughter of brother, L.F. Rooke).
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
Egypt/Palestine catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.