Papers: Some Historical Documents.
Two sets of papers.
Signed typescript reports (in French) of talks held at Aleppo in March 1940 on cooperation between French, British and Turkish forces, with a humorous note in manuscript, on proceedings made at the same time by Brig Thurburn, second, papers relating to the first Battle of Tobruk, including manuscript drafts of messages and 1:500000 situation map Derna-Bardia, November to December 1941, map 1:50000, Tobruk Corridor, November to December 1941, typescript Operations Report ‘Tobruk Garrison, 21 Nov to 10 Dec 1941’, with covering manuscript memoranda, November 1942.
From a collection of papers of Brig Roy Gilbert Thurburn relating to his military career, 1939-1952.