KING'S COLLEGE LONDON

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Papers of Papers of Brig Gen John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu (1866-1929)

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 8 Photographs and negatives, 1915-22

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 8/1 1915-22

552 Photographs and negatives, mainly India 1915-22.
Most of the photographs have descriptions or place names on the back. They are mostly of scenery, roads and rivers and a few are of armoured vehicles, family or friends and houses.
The photographs have been kept in their original bundles where possible, and the negatives placed with the positive. In some cases photographs have been placed together because of the likelihood of their being from the same film or if the subject matter is similar. Each photograph has been given a number and the letters P or N suffixed to indicate positive or negative.
An outline of the places photographed is as follows: Malakand Pass; Sringar; Thelma Valley; Banihal Pass; Chadara Fort; Kashmir; Shalimar Gardens; Abottabad; Surat River; Lundi Khotal; Kohat Pass; Khyber Pass; Sofed Koli; nr. Quetta; Bannu; Bolan Pass; Simla; Gulmarg; Hyderabad; Secunderabad; Pir Pinjal; Rawal Pindi; Attoch.

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 9 'A Strange War. Burma, India and Afhanistan 1914/19' by C P Mills, 1987, 1987

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 9/1 1987

Account of DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 2/5th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry and 2nd Mechanical Transport Company during World War I. Based on recollections of Cpl B G L Rendall and Quartermaster Sgt E W Evans and drawing on the Montagu papers. Originally submitted to the trustees of the LHCMA, Oct 1987

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10 Books, Manuals and Pamphlets, 1910-20

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/1-25 Printed books, manuals and pamphlets, mainly on aviation, includes series of aerial photographs of the Western Front [1916] extracted from a manual, 1910-20

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/1 1910

Printed matter: Pamphlet of Lecture by Montagu before Aldershot Military Society, Lt Gen Sir H L Smith-Dorrien in the Chair, on aerial machines and war 1910 Feb 22. London, Hugh Rees Ltd. Pamphlet. Printed 13 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/2 1916

Printed matter: Pamphlet entitled 'Draft scheme: The Imperial aviation' by Montagu. Annotated 1st Proof 1916 April 4. Print 100 copies (probably same as that printed as No 119, Navy Records Society, No 113). Corrected. Pamphlet 3 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/3 1916 Apr 4

Printed matter: Pamphlet entitled 'Draft scheme: The Imperial aviation' by Montagu. Printed, London, Eyre and Spottiswoode. Pamphlet 3 pp 7 copies

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/4 1916 Jul 28

Printed matter: Pamphlet, Sir Richard Burbridge, Chairman, Hon Sir Charles A Parsons, H F Donaldson, R H Griffith, Secretary, to the Secretary War Office. Report of the committee on the Royal Aircraft Factory (known as the Burbridge Committee), dated 1916 Jul 12. Together with George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Report to the War Committee by the Air Board on the Royal Aircraft Factory, dated 1916 July 19. Presented to both Houses of Parliament, London, HMSO (Cd 8191) 1916. Annotated (by Montagu for speech - Hansard, House of Lords, Fifth Series, Vol XXII, Col 1010-1013, 1916 Aug 1 - for this speech see also Montagu 2/99-104). Pamphlet 9 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/5 1916 Nov 17

Printed matter: Pamphlet, The Rt Hon Mr Justice Clement M Bailhache, Chairman, General Sir H L Smith-Dorrien, The Hon Sir Charles Parsons, J H Balfour Browne, J C Butcher, Edward Short, Charles Bright, Digby Cotes-Preedy, Secretary, to the Secretary War Office Final report of the Committee (known as the Judicial Committee) on the administration and command of the Royal Flying Corps, with particular reference to charges made both in Parliament and elsewhere against the officials and officers concerned with that administration, and to make any recommendations in relation thereto. (Interim report see... dated 1916 Aug 3 dealt with charge of criminal negligence made in Parliament by Pemberton Billing MP for which charge see Hansard, Commons, Fifth Series, Vol LXXX Cols 1965-1969, 1916 Mar 14). Presented to both Houses of Parliament (Cd 8194) HMSO Pamphlet 25 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/6 1916

Printed matter: Document by Edgar Booth, 7 Harrison Road Halifax on Aerial Defence, correspondence with Comptroller of Munitions Inventions, Capt W H D Clark, Supervising examiner, G Hutchins, Secretary on the subject of traps for Zeppelins together with notes and suggestions for aerial traps for Zeppelins and aeroplanes. Printed with sketches and a blue print. 29 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/7 1916 Apr 26

Printed matter: 'CGG' Articles on the history of Royal Aircraft Factory and on the Air Ministry, annotated by the author, cuttings from the Aeroplane. Unbound Printed 4 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/8 1916 May 10

Printed matter: 'CGG' Articles on reforming Royal Flying Corps and producing efficiency at Royal Aircraft Factory from the Aeroplane. Unbound Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/9 1916 Jan 14

Printed matter: 'CGG' Articles on a suggestion for Royal Aircraft Factory from the Aeroplane. Unbound Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/10 1916 Aug

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Montagu with elementary facts about aircraft originally compiled for the use of members of both Houses of Parliament, together with a page on present and future organisation of air services. Pamphlet Printed 2nd edition 19 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/1-11 Series of aerial photographs with descriptive sheets extracted from a manual

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/1 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Description of Plate 12, of oblique photographs [not attached?] showing machine gun and trench mortar emplacements area River Scarpe to River Ancre. Printed 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/2 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Photographs, oblique and vertical, covering Butte de Warlencourt, near Bapaume. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/3 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Description of Plate 36, of trench before and after capture in River Ancre to River Somme area, with diagrams. Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/4 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Photographs of trenches in River Ancre to River Somme area. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/5 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Description of Plate 38, of tracks in River Ancre to River Somme area, with diagrams. Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/6 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Photographs showing tracks in River Ancre to River Somme area. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/7 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with description: Description of Plate 39, of tank traps, River Scarpe to River Ancre and River Ancre to River Somme area, with diagrams. Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/8 1916 Nov 3 - 1916 Nov 17

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with descriptions: Photographs showing tank traps, River Scarpe to River Ancre and River Ancre to River Somme area. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/9 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with descriptions: Description of Plate 43, of bombing raids, River Scarpe to River Ancre area, with diagrams. Printed 2 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/10 [1916]

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with descriptions: Photographs showing bombing raids, River Scarpe to River Ancre area. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/11/11 1917 Jan 23-28

Printed matter - Aerial photographs with descriptions: Photographs showing machine guns, observation posts for periscropes, direction of fire, light railway, road and a sap, top photograph of Ficheux area and bottom photograph of Gennecourt wood. Photographic print 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/12 1917

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Montagu on Aviation, present and future from a lecture delivered at Delhi, 1917 Jan 26. Pamphlet Printed by the Superintendent Government Printing India, Delhi. 18 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/13 1916 May 29

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe of St Peter in the County of Kent, Chairman, on possible scope of Civil Aerial Transport Committee. Pamphlet Printed 13 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/14 1917 Aug 1

Printed matter: Memorandum by Montagu on production of aircraft and unification of air services. Printed Unbound (2 copies) 4 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/15 1917 Nov 8

Printed matter: Memorandum by George Holt Thomas (Airco, Aircraft Manufaturing Company), on certain aspects of the Civil Aerial Transport Committee of enquiry. Printed Unbound 5 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/16-17 1918 Jul

Printed matter: Interim and final reports (with appendices) of the Civil Aerial Transport Committee by Maj John Baird, Acting Chairman (Alfred Charles William Harmswoth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe of St Peter in the County of Kent having been called away on a mission to the United States after the first meeting, 1917 May 31, from when the chair was taken by Maj Baird) and others. 2 copies Annotated and signed by Montagu. Pamphlet Printed 94 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/18 1919 Apr

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Air Ministry giving a synopsis of British Air Effort during the war, dated 1918 Jan 1 and presented to Parliament by command Apr 1919 (Cmd 100). London, HMSO 1919. Pamphlet Printed 8 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/19 1919

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Air Ministry giving a synopsis of progress of civil aviation in foreign countries up to 1919 Oct 31 and presented to Parliament by command (Cmd 476). London, HMSO 1919. Pamphlet Printed 8 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/20 1920

Printed matter: Bill presented by Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 7th Marquess of Londonderry, Under Secretary for Air 1920-21, to the House of Lords on Air Navigation, to enable effect to be given to a convention for regulating air navigation and to make further provision for control and regulation of aviation. Ordered to be printed 1920 May 4, London HMSO. Corrected and annotated by Montagu and others. Pamphlet Printed 8 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/21 1920

Printed matter: Marshalled list of amendments to Air Navigation Bill to be moved in committee of House of Lords on 1920 Jun 8, London HMSO. Unbound Printed 4 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/22 1920

Printed matter: Pamphlet by Air Ministry on convention for regulation of aerial navigation, 1919 Oct 13, presented to Parliament by command (Cmd 670) 1920, London HMSO. Pamphlet Printed 47 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/23 1920

Printed matter: Report by Department of Controller-General of Civil Aviation, Air Ministry, half-yearly progress of civil aviation, presented to Parliament by command (Cmd 1073), London HMSO. Pamphlet Printed 32 pp

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/24 1921 Mar 2

Printed matter: Letter from Gp Capt A J Scott, Air Secretary to Secretary of State for Air, to Montagu forwarding proceedings of Air Conference 1920. Signed Typed 1 p

DOUGLAS-SCOTT-MONTAGU 10/25 1920

Printed matter: Report by Air Ministry on proceedings of the Air Conference 1920, with appendices, presented to Parliament by command (Cmd 1157) 1920, London HMSO. Pamphlet. Printed 144 pp and maps