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Date(s)
- 1919 Aug - 1920 Sep (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2 vols and typescript transcript, 227pp
Scope and content
Manuscript diaries recording Kennedy's service as an artillery officer with the British Military Mission to South Russia, Aug 1919-Jul 1920, including his arrival at Taganrog, Russia, and appointment as Artillery Liaison Officer of the 1 Corps of the anti-Bolshevik White Russian Volunteer Army, Aug 1919; journey to Kharkov and meetings with Russian Maj Gen Belaieff, Inspector General of Artillery, 1 Corps, White Russian Volunteer Army and Russian Gen Kootyepoff, Commander, 1 Corps, White Russian Volunteer Army, Sep 1919; censure of the behaviour of other officers of the Mission; move to Belgorod, Russia, Headquarters, 1 Corps, White Russian Volunteer Army, Sep 1919; numerous observations on his contacts with Russian civilians; joining up with 1 Corps artillery and description of fighting near Kursk, Russia, during which the town of Ariol, (Orel), Russia, was captured by the White Russian Volunteer Army, Oct 1919; return to Taganrog, Russia, Nov 1919; meeting with Maj Gen Herbert Campbell Holman, Chief of British Military Mission; description of life at Taganrog, Russia, and references to Russian Gen Anton Denikin, Commander of the White Russian Volunteer Army, Dec 1919; detailed appreciation of the strategic situation in South Russia, including assessment of the causes of Denikin's failure, Dec 1919; at Novorossissk, Russia, new Headquarters of British Military Mission, Kennedy acting as Staff Capt, Royal Artillery, in charge of records, Jan 1920; remarks on Denikin, Feb-Mar 1920; sails to Theodosia, Crimea, Russia, just before fall of Novorossisk, Russia, with description of eyewitness accounts of fall of Novorossisk, Russia, Apr 1920; account of fighting in north Crimea, Russia, Apr 1920; descriptions of Crimea, Russia, Apr-Jun 1920; service with Allied Police Commission, Constantinople, Turkey, Jun-Sep 1920. 2 vols and typescript transcript, 227pp.