Key Information
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Title
Date(s)
- 1929-1946 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent
1 box or 0.01 cubic metres
General Information
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 1900; Indian Army, 1919; Adjutant and Quarter Master, Small Arms School India, 1930-1931; second in command of 1 Battalion, 14 Punjab Regiment, 12 Dec 1941-9 Jan 1942; killed in Malaya, 1942.
Repository
Archival history
Custodial history
Presented to the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives by the family in 1998.
Content and Structure
Scope and content
Papers of Lt Col Victor Dennistoun Winstanley Anderson, 1929-1946, relating to service with the Indian Army, comprising group photograph including Anderson and published material including History of the 1st Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment, Sherdil Li Paltan. [by Lt Col G H Thompson], 1946; Passing it on: short talks on tribal fighting on the North West Frontier of India by Gen Sir Andrew Skeen (Gale & Polden, 1932) and the Manual of Military Law, 1929.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Original order
Physical Description and Conditions of Use
Conditions governing access
Open, subject to signature of Reader's undertaking form, and appropriate provision of two forms of identification, to include one photographic ID.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be provided for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archives and Information Management, King's College London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical Description
Finding aids
This collection level description.
Related Material
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
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People and Organisations
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Administrative Information
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Rules and/or conventions used
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Archivist's note
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Army List, Jan 1942.