Robertson, Sir Horace Clement Hugh 'Red Robbie' (Lieutenant General, b.1894 - d.1960)

Places	Africa: North Africa Africa: North Africa, Libya Asia: China Asia: Japan Asia: Korea Middle East: Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
Accession Number	PR87/167
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	1 box: 14 cm
Object type	Manuscript, Papers, Photograph
Maker	Robertson, Horace Clement Hugh
Place made	Japan, North Africa: Libya
Date made	1934-1954
Access	Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room.	AWM315 419/087/005
Conflict	Period 1930-1939 Period 1950-1959 Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service and post-war career of VX20321 Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson, KBE, CBE, DSO, British Commonwealth Occupation Force (formerly 10 Light Horse and 19 Infantry Brigade), 1934-1954.

The collection comprises papers documenting Robertson's military service during the Second World War. It includes a diary of events involving the 19 Brigade in the Libyan campaign, a memoir of his time as Commander-in-Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) and British Commonwealth Forces, Korea. Other items include a photograph album of Robertson's time in Japan, c.1947, newspaper clippings and a pamphlet on the defence of Australia, 1934.