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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1768 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: John Kenneth Douthwaite Brown

Covering Dates: 1939-1952

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    • Personal records of John Kenneth Douthwaite Brown (Ref: D/X 1768/1-4)

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Personal records of John Kenneth Douthwaite Brown (Ref: D/X 1768/1-4)Ref: D/X 1768/1/1-6

Correspondence between John K. D. Brown and his mother, sister Marjorie and friends, in which John explains that he is spending his time in barracks mostly on answering letters as there is not much else to do and they exchange information about their travels and friends, June 1939- June 1953
(11 papers)

Ref: D/X 1768/2/1-3

Letters from the Royal Artillery Record Office, Foots Cray, Sidcup, Kent to J.K.D. Brown relating to his transfer to the Army Reserve and his training, 4 July 1947-29 March 1952
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1768/3

Awards granted for service during the Second World War, 1947
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/X 1768/4/1

Photograph of John K.D. Brown in uniform standing in front of a barrack, Caserta, Italy, January 1947
(1 photograph, 6 cm x 6.5 cm, black and white)

Ref: D/X 1768/4/2

Photograph of soldiers in the Royal Artillery uniforms in front of a building, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm x 9 cm, black and white)



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