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- Created 1955 (Creation)
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Born in 1894; educated at Cheam School, Surrey, and Royal Naval Colleges, Osbourne and Dartmouth; entered RN, 1907; Lt, 1916; Cdr, 1929; retired 1934; rejoined as Capt, 1939; Naval Liaison Officer to Resident Minister for West Africa, 1943-1944; Maintenance Capt, on staff of Flag Officer Commanding West Africa, 1944-1945; Officer Commanding, Anthorn Naval AirStation, 1945-1946; Naval Control of Shipping Officer, 1952; Staff Officer (Trade) to the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area during NATO Exercise LIFELINE.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Ellwood Created 1955 Collection (fonds) 1 volume
Born in 1894; educated at Cheam School, Surrey, and Royal Naval Colleges, Osbourne and Dartmouth; entered RN, 1907; Lt, 1916; Cdr, 1929; retired 1934; rejoined as Capt, 1939; Naval Liaison Officer to Resident Minister for West Africa, 1943-1944; Maintenance Capt, on staff of Flag Officer Commanding West Africa, 1944-1945; Officer Commanding, Anthorn Naval AirStation, 1945-1946; Naval Control of Shipping Officer, 1952; Staff Officer (Trade) to the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area during NATO Exercise LIFELINE.
Presented to the Centre by Derek Law in 1989.
Bound copy of typescript memoir entitled 'Rejoining the Navy', giving a brief summary of his life and career, 1933-1955, and a detailed account of his role as Staff Officer (Trade) to the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area during Exercise LIFELINE, a NATO exercise in naval control of shipping, 1955.
Single item.
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 entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy.
Department of Documents, Imperial War Museum (Ref: PP/MCR/229).
Sep 1996 Alliances Armed forces Documents Foreign relations Higher science education Information sources International relations Memoirs Military exercises Military organizations NATO , North Atlantic Treaty Organization x North Atlantic Treaty Organization Organizations RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy State security Primary documents
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Presented to the Centre by Derek Law in 1989.
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Bound copy of typescript memoir entitled 'Rejoining the Navy', giving a brief summary of his life and career, 1933-1955, and a detailed account of his role as Staff Officer (Trade) to the Commander-in-Chief, Eastern Atlantic Area during Exercise LIFELINE, a NATO exercise in naval control of shipping, 1955.
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Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
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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.
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- English
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- Latin
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Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy.
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Department of Documents, Imperial War Museum (Ref: PP/MCR/229).
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