GB 0402 HMG - MEYER-GRIFFITH, H Walter G (d 1915)

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GB 0402 HMG 1914-1915 Collection level 2 folders Griffith , H Walter G , Meyer- , d 1915 , army officer

Served in the South African War and later qualified as military interpreter in French; taught geography in London and from 1910-1913 at Glenalmond; ADC to Governor of Sierre Leone 1914; killed in action in Cameroon, 1915; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1907-1915.

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Papers of Maj H W C Meyer-Griffith, 1914-1915, including 22 sketches of campaign in the Cameroons, May 1915; Diary of an army officer [probably Meyer-Griffith] accompanying the column in the Cameroons, Nov 1914- May 1915 and press cuttings from the Scottish Chronicle describing Meyer-Griffith's death, 1915.

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As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Ms diary in fair condition; sketches in pencil.

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

Some of Meyer-Griffith's sketches were published in The Graphic, 1915. These are not the sketches held by the RGS.

Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

15 August 2001; Oct 2008. War World War One (1914-1918) Wars (events) World wars (events) Visual materials Illustrations Sketches Central Africa Cameroon British Army Griffith , H Walter G , Meyer- , d 1915 , army officer International conflicts

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Papers of Maj H W C Meyer-Griffith, 1914-1915, including 22 sketches of campaign in the Cameroons, May 1915; Diary of an army officer [probably Meyer-Griffith] accompanying the column in the Cameroons, Nov 1914- May 1915 and press cuttings from the Scottish Chronicle describing Meyer-Griffith's death, 1915.

None expected

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

• Engels

• Latijn

English

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

Some of Meyer-Griffith's sketches were published in The Graphic, 1915. These are not the sketches held by the RGS.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

• Engels