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Major A E Dennis MM

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Title
Major A E Dennis MM
Date
1947
Description

Three notebooks containing ms notes made while serving as a member of the court in several minor war crimes trials held in Singapore and elsewhere in the Far East during 1947, including the 'Chinese Massacre' trial of March 1947; together with a folder of press cuttings concerning these trials and other miscellaneous papers.

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<p>Numbers quoted in brackets refer to the Piece Number under reference Wo 235 for the transcripts of proceedings held at the Public Record Office.</p>

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Imperial War Museum Department of Documents
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Dennis, A E, d 1977, Major</persname>
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Major Dennis was a regular soldier who joined the Royal Artillery in 1916, served between the wars in the Army Education Corps, was commissioned in 1940 and was assigned to work on War Crimes Trials, Far East in June 1946. He served as a member of the court in several famous minor trials, and the collection mainly comprises his rough notes on the proceedings of six separate trials at which he was a member of the court.

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