| Title |
Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst: records of life, 1895-1965 |
| Reference |
ELMT 10 |
| Covering Dates |
1895–1974 (Dates given are those covered by Elmhirst's recollections. The cassettes were recorded in December 1973 - January 1974.) |
| Extent and Medium |
12 cassettes; audio tape |
|
| Content and context |
Cassettes giving Elmhirst's spoken account of his career. |
Access and Use
|
Access copies do not currently exist for most of these tapes (exceptions are marked in the catalogue); please consult staff in advance. |
| Churchill/ELMT 10 contains: |
|
1
|
Childhood; Preparatory School; Royal Navy Colleges, Osborne and Dartmouth.
audio tape. |
1895–1912 |
|
2
|
Naval cadet, HMS Cornwall; Midshipman, Royal Navy, HMS Indomitable.
audio tape. |
1912–1951 |
|
3
|
HMS Indomitable; Battle of Dogger Bank; start of airship flying.
audio tape. |
1915 |
|
4
|
Airship flying from Howden.
audio tape. |
1916–1918 |
|
5
|
Royal Navy Airship Station Anglesey.
audio tape. |
1918–1920 |
|
6
|
R36; RAF Navigation School R34; Malta; RAF Staff College.
audio tape. |
1920–1925 |
|
7
|
Air Ministry; RAF Leuchars.
audio tape. |
1925–1930 |
|
8
|
RAF Malta; Marriage; No. XV Squadron Abingdon.
audio tape. |
1930–1937 |
|
9
|
Air Attaché, Turkey.
audio tape. |
1937–1939 |
|
10
|
RAF Leconfield; World War II and Battle of Britain.
audio tape. |
1939–1940 |
|
11
|
Battle of Britain.
audio tape. |
1940 |
|
12
|
Staff conversations at Ankara with Turks.
audio tape. |
1941 |
|
13
|
Air Officer Commanding RAF Egypt; Air Officer Administration Desert Air Force.
audio tape. |
1941–1942 |
|
14
|
Air Officer Administration Desert Air Force; Gazala Battle and retreat to El Alamein.
audio tape. |
1942 |
|
15
|
Battle of El Alamein.
audio tape. |
1942 |
|
16
|
Tunis Campaign.
audio tape. |
1943 |
|
17
|
Sicily Campaign.
audio tape. |
1943 |
|
18
|
D Day Campaign and N W Europe; V E Day.
audio tape. |
1944–1945 |
|
19
|
Air Ministry Intelligence; To India.
audio tape. |
1946–1947 |
|
20
|
Indian Independence Day and the start of Indian Air Force.
audio tape. |
1947 |
|
21
|
India; Atom Bomb; Coronation; Guernsey.
audio tape. |
1947–1953 |
|
22
|
Guernsey.
audio tape. |
1953–1958 |
|
23
|
Guernsey; Retirement.
audio tape. |
1958–1968 |
|
24
|
Postscripts. Additional recollections.
audio tape. |
1904–1974 |
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