Miscellaneous Papers

Printed HMSO booklet The Army of To-Day. 36pp 1929

Army Book 64: Soldier's Service and Pay Book issued to Gunner Kelly on his enlistment. 20pp. 21 April 1936 - 9 January 1946

Printed notice calling out Gunner Kelly for military service with 160 AA Battery RA (TA). 1p. 1 June 1939

Printed notice of termination of Gunner Kelly's period of service with 160 AA Battery RA (TA). 1p. 20 August 1939

Telegram from the OC 160 AA Battery RA (TA) ordering Kelly to report to the Drill Hall. 24 August 1939

Ts. list of the rank and file establishment of Right Troop, 153 Battery showing their specializations. 1p. 1940

Printed copy of the Special Order of the Day issued by the British Force Commanders in Norway. 1p. 24 May 1940

Printed brochure 'Information for Visiting Troops' issued by the City of Cape Town, South Africa. 6pp. ND (ca 1940-41)

Copy of Tobruk Truth, the newspaper of the Tobruk garrison. 2pp. 22 June 1941

Printed order of service for the dedication of the Chapel of St Augustine of Canterbury in Kasr-El-Nil barracks, Egypt. 4pp. 3 August 1941

Photograph, with explanatory overlay, of the RDF Section of 51 HAA Regiment RA, probably taken in Tobruk. ND (1941)

Eight pen and wash sketches executed during the siege of Tobruk by Gunner J H Daniel, 51 HAA Regiment RA, depicting aspects of life in the town. ND (1941)

Ms cartoon, in another hand, depicting the life of AA gunners. ND (1941)

German propaganda leaflet, in English, urging the Australian troops in Tobruk to surrender. 1p. ND (1941)

Ms. poem written by Gunner B W Kemp, one of Kelly's fellow soldiers and dedicated to him. 1p. ND

Ms. poem written by one of Kelly's fellow soldiers in 153 Battery. 1p. ND

Ms. copy of a Maori farewell song written by a soldier in the 28th Maori Battalion, New Zealand forces. 1p. ND

Ts. copy of a letter from Major-General Morshead praising all ranks of the 4th AA Brigade for their conduct during the siege of Tobruk. 1p. 20 October 1941

Ts. transcript of a poem 'Qassassin (First Time)' by 'Jacko'. 1p. ND

Printed leave pass for 11-18 December 1941 issued to Lance-Bombardier J L Ridley-Barker, 152 Battery, 51 HAA Regiment, authorising him to proceed to Palestine. 1p. 11 December 1941

Printed list of services to be held at Christ Church, Jerusalem over Christmas 1941. 1p. December 1941

14 cinema tickets used in Egypt and Palestine. ND (? December 1941 - November 1942)

12 bus, tramway and rail tickets used in Egypt and Palestine. ND (? November 1941 - 1942)

2 cover charge tickets for the Cafe 'Empire'. (NB: almost certainly a number of the tickets described in this and the two previous catalogue entries relate to Ridley-Barker's leave in Palestine). ND (? 1941-42)

Printed Italian propaganda calendar for 1941-42. 2pp. 1941

Ms nominal roll of the 'Clan McNoon', comprised of members of 153 Battery, with the rules of membership on the reverse. 4pp. 31 July 1942

Ts. transcription of the nominal roll of the 'Clan McNoon'. 1p. -

Ms notebook containing the rules of the 'Clan McNoon', the names of its committee members and the nominal roll of the Clan, together with its members' home addresses. ca 87 pp. ca August 1942

Printed card acquired by Kelly as a souvenir of Lentini, Sicily. 1p. 23 August 1943

Ms agenda for a forthcoming general meeting of the 'Clan McNoon' to be held in Foggia, Italy. 1p. ND (1943)

Printed copy of a Personal Message from the Army Commander (General Montgomery) to the troops of the Eighth Army in Italy at Christmas 1943. 1p. December 1943

British propaganda leaflet, in German, alerting German troops to the declining strength of the Luftwaffe. 2pp. late 1943/early 1944

First issue of Uvadit, the newspaper of Left Troop, 153 Battery. 4pp. ND (1944)

Two further issues of Uvadit. 4pp each. 8 March, 2 May 1944

Issue No. 7 of Shuft, the newspaper of Right Troop, 153 Battery. 6pp. 19 July 1944

Special anniversary issue of Uvadit. 4pp. September 1944

Farewell issue of Shuft. 2pp. ND (1945)

Section from a printed form concerning the receipt of Bombardier Ridley-Barker's greatcoat at the Infantry Barracks, York. 1p. ND (1946)

War Department Driving Permit issued to Lance Bombardier Kelly. 1p. 23 March 1946

Soldier's Release Book Class 'A' issued to Kelly. 20 April 1946

Printed certificate of Kelly's transfer to the Army Reserve, together with his printed record of service card. 1p. each. 1 May 1946

Circular letter from the Officer-in-Charge, Royal Artillery Records concerning Kelly's application for the award of Campaign Stars and Defence Medals. 6 December 1946

Ts. bulletin No. 8 of 153 Battery's Old Comrades Club together with list of fallen of 51 HAA Regiment RA during the Second World War and a printed letter from Colonel Hunt about their War Memorial. 4pp. June 1949

Printed notice (2 copies) concerning a forthcoming reunion of the 'Clan McNoon'. 1p. June 1949

Printed notice concerning the establishment of the whereabouts of past members of the 'Clan McNoon'. 1p. ND

Ts. notice, headed 'Calling All McNoons' concerning future reunions of the Clan. 1p. ND

6 printed 'Clan McNoon' membership cards. ND

Ts. account by K T Hiskins of his service in 153 Battery during the first siege of Tobruk. 3pp. 1981

Two photographs of Kelly with fellow soldiers. ND

Photograph (HU 41850) showing two 3.7 inch HAA guns of 153 Battery firing in an offensive field gun role near Tobruk. 20 January 1941