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- Created 1940-1960 (Creation)
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4 volumes, 1 file
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Biographical history
Born in 1905; joined WAAF, 1939; served with WAAF in World War Two; in charge of WRAF personnel at RAF Mediterranean Command, Caserta, Italy, [1945]; Inspector, WAAF, 1948; Deputy Director, WAAF, 1949-1952; Officer Commanding RAF Hawkinge, 1952-1956; Director, WRAF, 1956-1960; died in 1985.
Archival history
GB 0099 KCLMA Barnett M H Created 1940-1960 Collection (fonds) 4 volumes, 1 file Barnett , Dame , (Mary) Henrietta , 1905-1985 , Air Commandant
Born in 1905; joined WAAF, 1939; served with WAAF in World War Two; in charge of WRAF personnel at RAF Mediterranean Command, Caserta, Italy, [1945]; Inspector, WAAF, 1948; Deputy Director, WAAF, 1949-1952; Officer Commanding RAF Hawkinge, 1952-1956; Director, WRAF, 1956-1960; died in 1985.
Presented to the Centre by the family in 1986.
Photographs and press cuttings relating to her service with WAAF and WRAF, 1940-1960, notably her work as Director of WRAF, 1956-1960. Typescript account of her command of WRAF personnel at RAF Mediterranean Command, Caserta, Italy, [1945].
4 volumes, 1 file.
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.
The Centre also holds the papers of Barnett's brother, Maj Benjamin George Barnett (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Barnett B G).
Decorations: DBE
Apr 1997 Armed forces Barnett , Dame , Mary Henrietta , 1905-1985 , Air Commandant Caserta Europe International relations Italy Military organizations Organizations Photographs State security Visual materials WAAF , Women's Auxiliary Air Force x Women's Auxiliary Air Force Western Europe WRAF , Women's Royal Air Force x Women's Royal Air Force
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Presented to the Centre by the family in 1986.
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Photographs and press cuttings relating to her service with WAAF and WRAF, 1940-1960, notably her work as Director of WRAF, 1956-1960. Typescript account of her command of WRAF personnel at RAF Mediterranean Command, Caserta, Italy, [1945].
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4 volumes, 1 file.
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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
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- Latin
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English
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The Centre also holds the papers of Barnett's brother, Maj Benjamin George Barnett (Ref: GB99 KCLMA Barnett B G).
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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.
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Decorations: DBE
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Decorations: DBE
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- English