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General Sir George Erskine GCB KBE DSO
Catalogue reference: GE
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This record is about the General Sir George Erskine GCB KBE DSO dating from 1915-1964.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GE
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Title (The name of the record)
- General Sir George Erskine GCB KBE DSO
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915-1964
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Description (What the record is about)
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An extensive collection of papers covering his military career, 1915 - 1964, including his official service records, various ms and ts memoirs, correspondence between himself and his family, his engagement diaries, official papers, correspondence, printed items and presscuttings relating to his command of 7th Armoured Division, 1943 - 1944; his appointment as Head of the SHAEF Mission to Belgium, 1944 - 1945; as GOC British Troops in Egypt, 1949 - 1952; as C-in-C East Africa, 1953 - 1955; and as Colonel Commandant to the 2nd Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 1956 - 1957, and to the 2nd Green Jackets, Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 1959 - 1964.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>A further collection of General Erskine's papers is held in the Public Record Office under reference WO 236</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Imperial War Museum Department of Documents
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Erskine, Sir, George Watkin Eben James, 1899-1965, Knight</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 BOXES
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Restricted: box 75/134/17A only
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Original documents
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2906e945-fd01-4b8d-8011-8d93e4028f0d/
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General Sir George Erskine GCB KBE DSO