Bernard Baxter papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection AFE 39
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1916-1919
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; manuscript and photographs

Scope and Content

Manuscript diary (26 January 1916-16 December 1917); Manuscript diary in Field Service Correspondence Book (26 June 1918-22 February 1919); 6 photographs, with caption notes (nd); 13 copy photographs, with negatives (nd).

Administrative / Biographical History

Bernard William Baxter (1882-1958), born at Sleaford, Lincolnshire, moving to Downe Castle, South Africa, in 1903, was a Private, later Sergeant, South African Medical Corps, 1916-1919, attached to 3rd Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance serving in East Africa.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs Barbara Pineo (daughter) in April 1998.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

East Africa catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm