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- c 1979 (Creation)
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1 file
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Biographical history
Born in 1901; passed out of the Royal Military Academy, 1920; joined 1st Battery, Royal Artillery, served in India, 1920-1928; posted to 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and, as a jockey, twice won the Gunner Gold Cup at Sandown; rejoined regiment in 1937 and served in Palestine; Battle of Sidi Barrani, 1940; second in command of South Nottinghamshire Hussars, 1940, and served in North Africa; sole survivor of Battle of the Cauldron, Gazala Bir Hachem, Libya, 1942; command of 3rd Royal Horse Artillery, 1942; command of 13th Honourable Artillery C, Royal Horse Artillery, 1943; served in Normandy landings, France, Belgium, Holland and northern Germany, 1943-1945; helped liberate Belsen concentration camp, 1945; held commands with Norfolk and Kent regiments, 1945-51; appointed to the Sovereign's Body Guard as a Gentleman at Arms, 1951-1971; died 1996.
Archival history
GB 0099 KCLMA Daniell c 1979 Collection (fonds) 1 file Daniell , Robert Bramston Thesiger , 1901-1996 , Brigadier
Born in 1901; passed out of the Royal Military Academy, 1920; joined 1st Battery, Royal Artillery, served in India, 1920-1928; posted to 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery and, as a jockey, twice won the Gunner Gold Cup at Sandown; rejoined regiment in 1937 and served in Palestine; Battle of Sidi Barrani, 1940; second in command of South Nottinghamshire Hussars, 1940, and served in North Africa; sole survivor of Battle of the Cauldron, Gazala Bir Hachem, Libya, 1942; command of 3rd Royal Horse Artillery, 1942; command of 13th Honourable Artillery C, Royal Horse Artillery, 1943; served in Normandy landings, France, Belgium, Holland and northern Germany, 1943-1945; helped liberate Belsen concentration camp, 1945; held commands with Norfolk and Kent regiments, 1945-51; appointed to the Sovereign's Body Guard as a Gentleman at Arms, 1951-1971; died 1996.
Acquired by the Centre in 2001.
Bound photocopy typescript of "Memories of the long and happy life of Robert Bramston Thesiger Daniell, Brigadier, Royal Horse Artillery", a memoir of his life and career, 1901-1979, notably his wartime service in Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1942, and in Western Europe, 1943-1945, where he helped liberate Belsen concentration camp, in 1945.
single volume
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of a letter of introduction.
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 Archives and Corporate Records Services.
English
Collection level description
The Imperial War Museum and the Naval and Military Club also hold copies of the memoir
The Imperial War Museum holds typescript accounts of Daniell's experiences as second-in-command of South Nottinghamshire Hussars during the Siege of Tobruk, February 1941; the Battle of Cauldron in the Western Desert, June 1943; and his entry into the Belsen Concentration Camp while serving in 29th Armoured Brigade HQ. There are also two large volumes containing official documents, photographs, sketch maps, newspaper cuttings, and diary entries relating to his career.
Compiled by Lottie Clark, 2003 Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. 2003 Armed forces Belsen British Army Daniell , Robert Bramston Thesiger , 1901-1996 , Brigadier Documents Egypt Europe Germany Humanitarian law Information sources International conflicts International relations Internment camps Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Memoirs Middle East Military organizations North Africa Organizations Palestine Royal Horse Artillery State security War War prisoners War victims Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) Primary documents
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Acquired by the Centre in 2001.
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Bound photocopy typescript of "Memories of the long and happy life of Robert Bramston Thesiger Daniell, Brigadier, Royal Horse Artillery", a memoir of his life and career, 1901-1979, notably his wartime service in Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1942, and in Western Europe, 1943-1945, where he helped liberate Belsen concentration camp, in 1945.
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single volume
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Conditions governing access
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of a letter of introduction.
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 Archives and Corporate Records Services.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Existence and location of copies
The Imperial War Museum and the Naval and Military Club also hold copies of the memoir
Related units of description
The Imperial War Museum holds typescript accounts of Daniell's experiences as second-in-command of South Nottinghamshire Hussars during the Siege of Tobruk, February 1941; the Battle of Cauldron in the Western Desert, June 1943; and his entry into the Belsen Concentration Camp while serving in 29th Armoured Brigade HQ. There are also two large volumes containing official documents, photographs, sketch maps, newspaper cuttings, and diary entries relating to his career.
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- State security » Armed forces
- Documents
- Humanitarian law
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- International conflicts
- International relations
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- State security
- International conflicts » War
- International conflicts » War victims » War prisoners
- International conflicts » War victims
- Documents » Primary documents
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English