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GRATTAN, Col Henry (1903-1997)

  • GRATTAN
  • Collection
  • 1941-1998

Papers of Col Henry Grattan relating to service as Chief Engineer for construction of new British Army of the Rhine Headquarters (BAOR), Rheindahlen, Germany, 1952-1954, including: article 'New Headquarters in Germany' by Grattan, Royal Engineers Journal , Mar-Jun, 1956, giving a full account of the building of the complex; article, 'Water Divining as an Aid to Engineering' by Grattan, Royal Engineers Journal , 1957, defending the practice of water divining or dowsing; letter from Gen Sir Harry Tuzo, Commander in Chief, BAOR, congratulating Grattan on the twentieth anniversary of the building of the Rheindahlen complex, Jul 1973; copy of 'The Reindahlen Bulletin', the base newsletter, Sep 1979, celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of the Rheindahlen base; various obituaries and appreciations of Grattan, 1997-1998, including obituary from Royal Engineers Journal , Apr 1998.

Grattan, Henry, 1903-1997, Colonel