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Copy of letter from Lt Col Richard Walton Hobson, Bde Maj, 1 Armoured Bde, giving a detailed description of the part played by 1 Armoured Bde in events during the German invasion of Greece, notably the fighting in the Florina Gap where the brigade fought a rearguard action for 24 hours to allow for the withdrawal of the British forces; his trip to General Headquarters to make a report and receive orders; the withdrawal of the army to Thermopylae; confusion during the evacuation that led to the brigade being stranded for 24 hours. 5pp.

Letter from Charrington to his wife, Stella Charrington, describing the fighting around Amiens, France in which 2 Cavalry Div is taking part, and conditions there. 4pp.

Personal account from Headquarters, 30 Corps, of operations at Sidi-Rezegh, near Tobruk, Libya, following the rear attack on the British by the Panzer Afrika Korps, commanded by German Col Gen Erwin Rommel, notably details of tank battles and the superiority of the German [75mm] tank guns. 3pp.

Narrative of the part played by 9 Indian Infantry Bde in operations on the Gallabat Front, Sudan, from 10 Jan-10 Feb, as part of the Allied invasion of Abyssinia and Eritrea. 4pp.

Letter from Charrington to his wife, Stella Charrington, describing a wild boar hunt which took place in the Forest of Crecy, France, in between reconnaissance trips. 3pp.

Narrative of operations in Eritrea and northern Abyssinia from Jan-May 1941, with Italian and British orders of battle. 8pp.

Copy of letter from Lt Col Michael Lubbock, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, 1 Armoured Bde, to his parents, notably on the Greek countryside and people, and the evacuation of the British army from Greece. 6pp.

Handwritten eyewitness account [by Charrington] of the participation of his regiment in operations on the Western Front in 1914, entitled 'With the XII Royal Lancers in 1914: Chapter III, the advance into Flanders and the first battle of Ypres', with details of troop movement, descriptions of soldiers, and first-hand experience of trench warfare. 31pp.

Letter from Charrington to Maj Gen Edwin Tivey, formerly Commanding Officer of Australian 8 Infantry Bde, answering his enquiry as to his recollection of the events of 29 Sep 1918, when the Australian Corps took the Nauroy Ridge, near Bellenglise, France, against heavy German opposition. 3pp.

Article entitled 'The story of the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)', by 'a military correspondent', giving details of the regiment's part in actions in Tunisia during World War Two. 4pp.

Extract from a letter written by Charrington, giving an account of the sections of 1 Armoured Bde which were sent ahead to the Peloponnesus coastline to be evacuated, but appear to have been cut off and captured, notably 4 (Queen's Own) Hussars. 1p.

Letter to Charrington from Trooper E R Crook, formerly his despatch rider, sending his regards. (See photograph 4/25/4). 1p.

Papers relating to service with the 12 (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers during World War One, notably relating the advance into Flanders, the first Battle of Ypres, and the advance to, and fighting around, Amiens, 1914-1935; the writing and publication of Charrington's book Where Cavalry Stands Today (Hugh Rees, London, 1927), 1927-1928; papers from a report by Charrington on the operations of the British Army in Eritrea and Abyssinia during 1941; correspondence, narratives, photographs and maps relating to Charrington's command of 1 Armoured Bde during operations in Greece and Crete, 1941, 1941-1962.

Pass, issued by the Greek General Headquarters Liaison, for the duration of British operations in Greece. 1p.

Letter to Charrington from Col Alan Francis Brooke, commenting upon the articles which formed the basis of Where Cavalry Stands Today (Hugh Rees, London, 1927) and the possibility of their publication influencing both the conservative and extremist sections of the army, with regard to the merits or otherwise of mechanisation. 6pp.

Letter to Charrington from Gen Sir Richard Cyril Byrne Haking, commenting upon the original draft of Where Cavalry Stands Today (Hugh Rees, London, 1927) and suggesting its publication. 2pp.

Photocopy of 1 Armoured Bde Operations Order No 5, relating to operations in Greece, signed by Bde Maj Richard Walton Hobson, requesting the brigade to cover the withdrawal of 6 Australian Div to the line of the River Aliakmon, and thereafter to withdraw to Grevena. 3pp.

Copy of of Charrington's obituary from The Times.

Photocopy of letter to Charrington from V Adm Harold Tom Baillie-Grohman, asking if he has any recollection of an incident at Larissa involving Brig Leonard Parrington, which took place during the withdrawal of British troops from Greece in 1941. 2pp.

Correspondence between Charrington and Brig Henry Beveridge Latham concerning negative mentions of Charrington in a draft of the Australian official history, entitled Australia in the War of 1939-1945: Army Series Vol II: Greece, Crete and Syria (Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT), dealing with the campaign in Greece in 1941, written by Gavin Long, notably regarding the withdrawal of 1 Armoured Bde to the Thermopylae Line. Includes Latham's replies to Long concerning statements made by Lt Gen Sir Stanley George Savige, then Commander 16 Australian Bde, and Charrington's notes on events as he recalled them. 1 file.