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Major W Rathbone
Catalogue reference: WR
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This record is about the Major W Rathbone dating from 1900-1926.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WR
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Title (The name of the record)
- Major W Rathbone
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1900-1926
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 ms diaries kept during his service with a Royal Engineers Wireless Signal Company in the West African Frontier Force in the Cameroons, September 1915 - February 1916, describing the West African climate and conditions and their effect on the radio equipment, while criticising the War Office, the WTS and senior officers stationed at the Base Headquarters, his initial enchantment with the Cameroons changing to a final intense dislike of the people, climate and country. Also held with the collection are a number of miscellaneous documents covering his military career, including his commission certificates, courier passports and letters of reference, April 1900 - May 1926.
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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>Rathbone, W, fl 1990-1926</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 21 Original documents
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Unrestricted
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These papers (of Major W Rathbone of the Royal Engineers Wireless Signal Co.) consist of miscellaneous documents covering his military career and 3 Field Service Diaries from his service with the West African Frontier Force in the Cameroons 1915-16.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2aeace98-1de2-4f26-b058-8b76a6814699/
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Major W Rathbone