GB 0099 KCLMA Stevens - STEVENS, Brig Gen George Archibald (1875-1951)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0099 KCLMA Stevens

Title

STEVENS, Brig Gen George Archibald (1875-1951)

Date(s)

  • 1914-1918 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 volume

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 1875; Scots Greys, 1894-1898; 2nd Lt Royal Fusiliers, 1898; Capt, 1904; Major, 1915; Bt Lt-Col, 1917; Lt-Col, 1924; Col, 1928; served Ashanti, 1900; World War One, 1914-1919 (Adjt, 8 Durham Light Infantry, 1915; Cdr, 6 Durham Light Infantry, 1915-1916; Cdr, 2 Royal Fusiliers, 1916-1917; Cdr, 90 Infantry Bde, 1917-1919); operations, Waziristan, 1920; Commanded 2 Bt, Royal Fusiliers, 1924-1928; Instructor, Senior Officers' School, Sheerness, 1928-1930; Inspector-General of West Indian Local Force and Officer Commanding the troops, Jamaica, 1930-1932; retired, 1932; died 1951.

Archival history

GB 0099 KCLMA Stevens 1914-1918 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Stephens , George Archibald , 1875-1951 , Brigadier General
Born 1875; Scots Greys, 1894-1898; 2nd Lt Royal Fusiliers, 1898; Capt, 1904; Major, 1915; Bt Lt-Col, 1917; Lt-Col, 1924; Col, 1928; served Ashanti, 1900; World War One, 1914-1919 (Adjt, 8 Durham Light Infantry, 1915; Cdr, 6 Durham Light Infantry, 1915-1916; Cdr, 2 Royal Fusiliers, 1916-1917; Cdr, 90 Infantry Bde, 1917-1919); operations, Waziristan, 1920; Commanded 2 Bt, Royal Fusiliers, 1924-1928; Instructor, Senior Officers' School, Sheerness, 1928-1930; Inspector-General of West Indian Local Force and Officer Commanding the troops, Jamaica, 1930-1932; retired, 1932; died 1951.

Collection presented to the Centre by the family of Brig Gen Stevens

Comprising a single volume of typescript letters by George Archibald Stevens to his parents from the Western Front, Nov 1914 - Nov 1918; notably including accounts of Second Battle of Ypres, Apr-May 1915, and Battle of the Somme, Jul-Nov 1916; photographs of Stevens, a group photograph of fellow officers, family, billet, bombed countryside and one unidentified aerial photograph; mostly uncaptioned.

Single volume containing letters as outlined above.

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 for Archive Services.
English

Summary guide entry online at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm and on hard copy in the Centre's Reading Room.

The family may retain the original letters.

The Liddell Hart Centre holds numerous accounts of the Western Front, notably including the papers of the Gen the Hon Sir (John) Francis Gathorne-Hardy, Brig Arthur Gibson, Gen Sir Alexander Godly, Lt Col Archibald Gracie, Brig George Ellenberger, FM Sir John Dill, Lt Col Kenneth Cousland, Gen Sir (Henry De) Beauvoir De Lisle, FM Edmund Allenby, Maj Gen Sir John Kennedy, Lt Col Edmund Thornhill and Lt Col Hugo Burnaby.

The Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents, London, holds papers relating to his service on the Western Front, 1914-1918.

Decorations: CMG, DSO
Sources: Who's who. Entry compiled by Geoff Browell for the RSLP AIM25 Project. 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. April 2003 Wars (events) Armed forces Battle of the Somme (1916) Belgium Europe France International conflicts International relations Military organizations Organizations Photographs Somme State security Stephens , George Archibald , 1875-1951 , Brigadier General Visual materials War Western Europe World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) Ypres

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Collection presented to the Centre by the family of Brig Gen Stevens

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Comprising a single volume of typescript letters by George Archibald Stevens to his parents from the Western Front, Nov 1914 - Nov 1918; notably including accounts of Second Battle of Ypres, Apr-May 1915, and Battle of the Somme, Jul-Nov 1916; photographs of Stevens, a group photograph of fellow officers, family, billet, bombed countryside and one unidentified aerial photograph; mostly uncaptioned.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Single volume containing letters as outlined above.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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 for Archive Services.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The Liddell Hart Centre holds numerous accounts of the Western Front, notably including the papers of the Gen the Hon Sir (John) Francis Gathorne-Hardy, Brig Arthur Gibson, Gen Sir Alexander Godly, Lt Col Archibald Gracie, Brig George Ellenberger, FM Sir John Dill, Lt Col Kenneth Cousland, Gen Sir (Henry De) Beauvoir De Lisle, FM Edmund Allenby, Maj Gen Sir John Kennedy, Lt Col Edmund Thornhill and Lt Col Hugo Burnaby.

Finding aids

Summary guide entry online at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm and on hard copy in the Centre's Reading Room.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

The Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents, London, holds papers relating to his service on the Western Front, 1914-1918.

Related descriptions

Publication note

Decorations: CMG, DSO

Notes area

Note

Decorations: CMG, DSO

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Institution identifier

Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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