Key Information
Reference code
CLARKE, FAS 1/8
Title
Draft text, chapter 8 of Clarke's autobiography, 1968
Date(s)
- 1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
25pp
Scope and content
Draft of chapter eight of 'The memoirs of a professional soldier in peace and war', notably service as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, Western Command, with comments upon Lt Gen Sir Cyril John Deverell, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command, 1932-1934; return to 1 Bn, Essex Regt, and descriptions of various military exercises undertaken; the participation of the battalion in the Saar Plebiscite, Germany, 1934-1935; comments upon the development of weaponry between the wars, and the policies of the Rt Hon Leslie Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War. 25pp.