Subseries LIDDELL HART 15/9 - Papers, 1916-1932, of Brigadier George Fothergill Ellenberger (1895-1974)

Key Information

Reference code

LIDDELL HART 15/9

Title

Papers, 1916-1932, of Brigadier George Fothergill Ellenberger (1895-1974)

Date(s)

  • 1916-1932 (Creation)

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Extent

2 boxes or 0.02m3

Scope and content

Papers of Brig George Fothergill Ellenberger, 1916-1932, including operational orders for 64 Infantry Bde, 21 Div, Western Front, May 1916-Nov 1917, including assault on Flers-Courcelette, Battle of the Somme, Sep 1916, Battle of Arras, Apr 1917, and Third Battle of Ypres, Oct 1917; facsimile of report by Ellenberger and Maj William Wyndham Torrs Torr, West Yorkshire Regiment, on a reconnaissance of eastern Belgium and Luxembourg, 1930; two facsimiles of reports by Ellenberger on military liaison tours to Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria, 1930-1931; facsimile of report by Ellenberger on the political situation in Austria and Hungary, 1931; facsimile of report by Ellenberger on the growth of National Socialism in Austria, 1932.

System of arrangement

The collection forms section 15/9 of the papers of Capt Sir Basil Liddell Hart.

General Information

Name of creator

Ellenberger, George Fothergill, 1895-[1974], Brigadier
(1895-[1974])

Biographical history

Born in 1895; educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford; commissioned into the 11 (Reserve) Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, Jan 1915; joined 9 (Service) Bn, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 64 Infantry Bde, 21 Div, Western Front, Dec 1915; served in France and Flanders, World War One, 1915-1918; wounded Battle of the Somme, 1916; awarded MC, 1916; Lt, 1917; served at Third Battle of Ypres,1917; wounded at Second Battle of Aisne, 1918; awarded Bar to MC, 1918; Capt, 1924; graduated Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, 1929; General Staff Officer 3, War Office, 1930-1934; Maj, 1936; Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, Northern Command, 1936- 1938; General Staff Officer 2, West Riding Div, 1938-1940; served in UK, Norway and India, World War Two, 1939-1945; served in the North-Western Expeditionary Force, Norway, 1940; Lt Col, 1940; acting Brig, 1941; Brigadier General Staff, Central Command, India, 1943-1947; substantive Col, 1944; Deputy Chief of Staff, Allied Commission, Austria, 1947-1948; retired from Army as Honorary Brig, 1948; worked in the Historical Section, Cabinet Office, 1948-1952; appointed Justice of the Peace for Surrey, 1951; County Commandant, Surrey Army Cadet Force, 1952-1956; Honorary County Secretary of the Hampshire Soldiers', Sailors', and Airman's Families Association, 1958-1970; died in [1974].

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Custodial history

The collection forms section 15/9 of the papers of Capt Sir Basil Liddell Hart which were purchased by the Centre in 1973.

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