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- 1972 (Creation)
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one volume or 0.01m3
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Born 1926; Second Lieutenant, 1946; Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 1947; Captain, 1953; Lieutenant Colonel, 1970; Chief Instructor and Deputy Commandant, Army Apprentices College, Chepstow, 1970-1972; Assistant Adjutant General, Army Recruiting, Ministry of Defence, 1972-1976; Camp Staff Commandant, Northern Ireland Headquarters, 1976; died 1998.
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GB 0099 KCLMA Mason 1972 collection level one volume or 0.01m3 Mason , Paul Nicholas , 1926-1998 , Lieutenant Colonel
Born 1926; Second Lieutenant, 1946; Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, 1947; Captain, 1953; Lieutenant Colonel, 1970; Chief Instructor and Deputy Commandant, Army Apprentices College, Chepstow, 1970-1972; Assistant Adjutant General, Army Recruiting, Ministry of Defence, 1972-1976; Camp Staff Commandant, Northern Ireland Headquarters, 1976; died 1998.
Presented to the Centre by the family, April 2007
Volume entitled A Feasibility Study for a Military Engineering Museum at Fort Amherst, Chatham, 26 October 1972; compiled by a working party from the Royal School of Military Engineering including Lt Col Paul Nicholas Mason. Includes discussion of need for an open air museum dedicated to a comprehensive exhibition of military engineering techniques and equipment; development of the site; conservation of Fort Amherst; exhibits required for the museum; costs and fundraising; sponsorship; staffing and diagrams including a plan of the tunnels.
One bound volume
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification.
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 Information Management.
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Entry compiled by Katharine Higgon. 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. July 2007 Chatham England Europe Kent Mason , Paul Nicholas , 1926-1998 , Lieutenant Colonel Museums Royal School of Military Engineering Specialized museums UK Western Europe London
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Presented to the Centre by the family, April 2007
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Volume entitled A Feasibility Study for a Military Engineering Museum at Fort Amherst, Chatham, 26 October 1972; compiled by a working party from the Royal School of Military Engineering including Lt Col Paul Nicholas Mason. Includes discussion of need for an open air museum dedicated to a comprehensive exhibition of military engineering techniques and equipment; development of the site; conservation of Fort Amherst; exhibits required for the museum; costs and fundraising; sponsorship; staffing and diagrams including a plan of the tunnels.
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One bound volume
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Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification.
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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 Archives and Information Management.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Summary guide entry on-line.
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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