GB 0099 KCLMA Wright-Holmes - WRIGHT-HOLMES, Maj Oliver (b 1909)

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GB 0099 KCLMA Wright-Holmes Created 1981-1983 Collection (fonds) 1 file

Born in 1909; Administrative Officer, Mental Hospitals Department, London County Council, 1928-1932; Administrative Officer, Department of the Clerk of the Council, 1932-1942; studied history at King's College London, 1931-1934; Ambulance Control Officer, London Ambulance Services, 1939-1942; served with 51 Training Regt, Royal Armoured Corps, UK, 1942 and with Royal Army Ordnance Corps in UK, 1942-1943, India, 1942-1945, and Burma, 1945-1946; Commander, No 52 Ordnance Field Depot, Myngaladon, Burma, 1945; Commander, No 62 Ordnance Field Depot, Rangoon, 1945-1946; served on Public Control Committee, London County Council, 1946, and Parks Committee, 1947-1954; postgraduate, Theology Faculty, King's College London, 1949-1952; Council Clerk, London County Council, 1954-1970; retired in 1970.

Presented to the Centre by Wright-Holmes in 1984.

Copies of extracts from 'One man's war', a memoir of his service with the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1942-1946, written in 1981-1983. The extracts relate mainly to the practice of religion in the UK, India and Burma, 1942-1946, particularly the role of Christianity in army life.

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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 available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and Detailed catalogue available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

King's College Archives holds his college history notes, 1931-1934, and his doctorate thesis 'Tertullian on prayer', 1951 (Ref: K/PP22). Imperial War Museum has copies of those parts of his autobiography relating to his military experiences, 1942-1946.

Oct 1996 Ancient religions Armed forces Armoured warfare British Army Christianity Documents Europe India Information sources International conflicts International relations Memoirs Military engineering Military logistics Military organizations Organizations Religion Religions South Asia South East Asia State security UK War Warfare Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) London England Primary documents

Presented to the Centre by Wright-Holmes in 1984.

Copies of extracts from 'One man's war', a memoir of his service with the Royal Armoured Corps and the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1942-1946, written in 1981-1983. The extracts relate mainly to the practice of religion in the UK, India and Burma, 1942-1946, particularly the role of Christianity in army life.

1 file.

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.

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English.

King's College Archives holds his college history notes, 1931-1934, and his doctorate thesis 'Tertullian on prayer', 1951 (Ref: K/PP22). Imperial War Museum has copies of those parts of his autobiography relating to his military experiences, 1942-1946.

Summary guide available on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and Detailed catalogue available in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

• Engels