GB 0099 KCLMA Balfour - BALFOUR, R Adm George Ian Mackintosh (b 1912)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Balfour

Title

BALFOUR, R Adm George Ian Mackintosh (b 1912)

Date(s)

  • Created 1944 (Creation)

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0.05 box or 0.05 cubic metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Born in 1912; educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, joined Royal Navy in 1925; served in China, 1930-1932 and South Africa, 1935-1937; commanded destroyers during World War Two on various stations; served in the Mediterranean, 1948; Far East, 1949-1950 and USA, 1951-1953; Capt (D), 2 Destroyer Flotilla, 1956-1958, Director of Officer Appointments, 1958-1959 and Senior Naval Member, Imperial Defence College, 1960-1963; retired in 1963.

Archival history

GB 0099 KCLMA Balfour Created 1944 Collection (fonds) 0.05 box or 0.05 cubic metres Balfour , George Ian Mackintosh , b 1912 , Rear Admiral
Born in 1912; educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, joined Royal Navy in 1925; served in China, 1930-1932 and South Africa, 1935-1937; commanded destroyers during World War Two on various stations; served in the Mediterranean, 1948; Far East, 1949-1950 and USA, 1951-1953; Capt (D), 2 Destroyer Flotilla, 1956-1958, Director of Officer Appointments, 1958-1959 and Senior Naval Member, Imperial Defence College, 1960-1963; retired in 1963.

Placed in the Centre by Balfour in 1990.

Photocopies of reports relating to the role of HMS SCOURGE in Operations NEPTUNE and OVERLORD, Jun 1944, France.

Arranged chronologically.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
English

Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.and

Jun 1996 International relations State security Armed forces Operation Neptune (1944) Transport Vehicles Ships International conflicts War Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Military operations Operation Overlord (1944) Organizations Military organizations Military engineering Warfare Europe Western Europe France RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy HMS Scourge Balfour , George Ian Mackintosh , b 1912 , Rear Admiral

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Placed in the Centre by Balfour in 1990.

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Photocopies of reports relating to the role of HMS SCOURGE in Operations NEPTUNE and OVERLORD, Jun 1944, France.

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Arranged chronologically.

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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.and

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

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Language(s)

  • English

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