NAM.1987-03-31-1694

Papers relating to Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne's military career and family life, 1928-1929. Including: postcards sent to his daughter while on leave in Germany, February and July 1928; letter from Metropolitan Special Constabulary Reserve thanking Thorne for judging drill, April 1928; programmes and tickets for inspection of the Grenadier Guards by Arthur, Duke of Connaught (16 May 1928) and 3rd Grenadiers Small Arms Meeting at Pirbright (June 1928); press cuttings relating to the development of dummy tanks for use on manoeuvres; programmes etc relating to the 1929 Aldershot Tattoo; Christmas card from Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, 1929; AB 152 containing notes by Thorne on 'Aim of Infantry Training in 2nd Div 1927/28' and notes on administration and interior economy of 3rd Bn Grenadiers and comments in officers of the battalion, including their suitability for promotion, regimental ephemera and correspondence. Associated with the 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards, the 2nd Division and the Metropolitan Police.