MS 999 02 01 01 01
Reference code
MS 999 02 01 01 01
Title
World War II papers of Ion Calvocoressi: War Diary Vol I
Level
Item
Date
Aug 1939-19 Jan 1943
Extent & medium
1 volume
Content description
Manuscript diary in 2 parts, kept by Ion Calvocoressi, covering the period from the outbreak of WWII, in France, at university in Oxford, his application to join the Scots Guards, officers' training at Sandhurst and training Battalion at Pirbright, posting to Tower of London during the Blitz; posting and sea voyage to Egypt; experience at Scots Guards Infantry Base Depot; training in Palestine; El Daba; Syria and Western Desert; his appointment as ADC to General Oliver Leese, commander of 8th Army 30 Corps; with a list of places visited and names of casualties in Middle East
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