| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/009 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 15 boxes; 1 folio; 1 flat |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Beavis, Leslie Ellis |
| Date made | 1910-1974 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1602 |
| Conflict |
Period 1910-1919 Period 1930-1939 Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1920-1929 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Beavis, Leslie Ellis CB CBE DSO (Major General, b.1895)
Description
Large collection of diverse papers relating to the Army career of Major General (Maj Gen) Beavis, from his cadet days, service in the First and Second World Wars and post-war occupations. Includes diaries, letters to and from Maj Gen Beavis, numerous personal files including ones relating to his period as Master General of the Ordnance and his lifelong interest in the shooting down of Baron von Richthofen, and photographs.