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Loftus, Harold, 1896-1994 : Diaries and letters

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Date

1941-1942 (transcribed 1983)

By

Loftus, Harold, 1896-1994Loftus, Alan, active 1983; Loftus, Isabel Alley May, -1954

Reference

MS-Papers-2408

Description

The diaries cover the period Feb 1941-Jun 1942. The letters are to Loftus's wife, Isabel, Mar-Jun 1942

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Accompanying material - Biographical notes by Alan Loftus

Loftus served with 18 Battalion and saw action in the Greek, Crete and Egyptian campaigns. He was captured near El Alamein in July 1942 and spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of war in Stalag VIIIB in Germany.

Quantity: 5 folder(s) (166 leaves). 0.05 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holographs and typed transcripts (all photocopies)

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5 folder(s) (166 leaves), 0.05 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Transcriptions (Documents), Typescripts, Photocopies, Holographs and typed transcripts (all photocopies)

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