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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives O'CONNOR, Gen Sir Richard (1889-1981)
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Papers, 1967-1968, relating to the disbandment of the Cameronians

Papers relating to the disbandment of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) including letter from Lt Gen Sir George Collingwood addressed to former officers of the regiment commenting on the decision; articles including those from The Field, the Glasgow Herald, The Times, The Scotsman and The Daily Mail; programme for parade and order of service to mark the disbandment, held at Castle Dangerous, Douglas Dale on 14 May 1968; and article, 'A Great Regiment Passes', by Sir Arthur Bryant in The Illustrated London News, 8 Jun 1968. 33pp

Papers, 1955 and 1964-1965, about O'Connor's appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Papers relating to O'Connor's appointment in Nov as Lord Lieutenant of the County of Ross and Cromarty. Including letter from Sir Anthony Bevir, offering the post; newspaper cuttings, including The London Gazette dated 11 Nov; and congratulatory letters including those from FM Sir John Harding and Gen Sir Henry Jackson. 20pp

Papers, 1945-1976, relating to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, chiefly press cuttings

Papers relating to FM Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, including articles in Life magazine (10 Nov 1958); Sunday Times (10 Sep 1967); Radio Times (12 Oct 1967); and Sunday Times (2 May 1976); O'Connor's comments on his military career; reviews of Montgomery as Military Commander (Batsford, London, 1971) by Ronald Lewin and Montgomery of Alamein (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1976) by Alun Chalfont; and obituaries and appreciations including The Times, Evening Standard, The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph, following his death on 23 Mar 1976. 113pp

Papers, 1941-1950 and 1968, relating to O'Connor's capture and time as a POW, including forged identity cards

Papers relating to capture and period spent as POW. With letters to Lady O'Connor, including those from Wavell, Carton de Wiart, Lord Birdwood, Maj Gen Creagh, Gen Sir John Dill at the War Office, Maj Gen B L Montgomery and Anthony Eden; forged identity cards used by O'Connor under the name Guillome Riccardo, and signal dated 8 Apr from Wavell to Lady O'Connor, informing of her husband's capture. 46pp

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