LEES, Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald (1899-1969)

Papers, 1880-1947, of Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald Lees and his family, covering the whole span of Lees' career in the army and Colonial Service and touching on British administration in Iraq, Zanzibar and Palestine between the two World Wars.

Papers, 1880-1932, of Lees' parents, Oswald and Ethel, include personal correspondence and an account by Ethel Lees of their journey to Palestine, 1921. Lees' correspondence with his parents and aunts, 1905-1941, includes commentary on problems facing the British in the government of their colonies and dependencies.

Photograph of Lt Aubrey Lees wearing military uniform and keffiyeh Photograph of Lt Aubrey Lees wearing military uniform and keffiyeh

Journey through the Shamiyah country of Iraq

Creator: Lees, Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald
Date of material: 1924 Mar
Description (scope): Illustrated account of Lees' journey through the Shamiyah country of Iraq, 1924 Feb - Mar, and his encounters with Bedouin tribes.
Journey through the Shamiyah country of Iraq

Details

  • Type of material: Correspondence, photographs, biographical material
  • Dates: 1880-1947
  • Language: English
  • Original held in: Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
  • Online catalogue: LEES, Lt Aubrey Trevor Oswald (1899-1969)
  • Archive reference: LEES

 

 

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