Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Date
1940-1945, 1993
By
Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009
Reference
MS-Papers-5091
Description

Contains letters written by Neil Caradus, 1940-1945 to his family while on active service in England and the Middle East. Letters describe Caradus's journey to Enland via Freemantle, Cape Town and Freetown, time in Aldershot and Kent, 1940; his journey to Egypt and time at Maadi Camp working in the Divisional Intelligence Section and Cipher Section, 1941-1942; his participation in the offensive centering on the Alamein line and moves into Lybia, 1942 and then time back at Maadi Camp, 1943-1945. Also contains a copy of `Memory Lane' an autobiography written by Neil Caradus and published in 1993.

Source of title - supplied title

Other Titles - Memory Lane

Quantity: 5 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter

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5 folder(s), 0.06 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Autobiographies, Manuscripts, Holographs and printed matter
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Manuscript

Memory Lane

Date: 1993

From: Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5091-5

Description: Contains a copy of `Memory Lane - An account of one man's life', an autobiograpy written by Neil Caradus in 1993. Autobiography details Caradus's childhood, time in the army and WWII experiences, his banking career and retirement years. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: 1941

From: Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5091-2

Description: Contains letters written by Neil Caradus describing his journey to Egypt via Bangor (Northern Ireland), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Capetown and Aden and his time at Maadi camp, 1941. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: 1943-1945

From: Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5091-4

Description: Contains letters written by Neil Caradus to his family mainly from Divisional Intelligence Section and Cipher Section at Maadi Camp, 1943-1945. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: 1940

From: Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5091-1

Description: Contains letters written by Neil Caradus to his family describing journey to Enland via Freemantle, Cape Town and Freetown and his time in Aldershot and Kent, 1940. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence

Date: 1940

From: Caradus, Neil Thomas, 1918-2009 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5091-3

Description: Contains letters written by Neil Caradus describing time in Maadi camp and with the 2nd NZ Division in the Western Desert and Libya, 1942. Quantity: 1 folder(s).