LEDINGHAM, R J W

Description

Record of Military Service; Commission Certificate (30 Apr 1917); Typescript War Diary (1914-1918); Typescript extracts from unpublished autobiography; 2 photograph albums (1918-1921), mainly concerning the post-war occupation of Germany; Photographs; Memorabilia.

Biography or history

Ledingham, R J W. 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Highland Brigade, RFA (Royal Field Artillery), later in the RHA (Royal Horse Artillery), serving on the Western Front, 1915-1918 with the 51st Highland Division, and with the British Army of the Rhine, 1919-1923. He received his Captaincy in 1920, and later received an OBE and the Military Cross and Bar. Later Lieutenant Colonel.

Provenance

The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs J Cleaver (daughter).

Access and usage

Reproduction

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