[OCONNOR: 9/1-44 ] Official and military appointments and invitations, 1946-1973
[OCONNOR: 9/1]
1946 Jun
Invitation to evening reception at Hampton Court Palace on 11 Jun. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/2]
[1946]
Seating plan for dinner in Melbourne, Australia given by Rt Hon R G Casey. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/3]
1947 Feb
Papers relating to award by the University of St Andrews of Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on 9 Apr, including published account of the celebrations and text of speech given by Prof J N Wright. 6pp, 1 booklet
[OCONNOR: 9/4]
1947 Feb
Invitation to dinner at Government House, Rangoon on 7 Feb. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/5]
1947 Apr
Invitation to the Pilgrims Dinner at the Savoy Hotel on 22 Apr, with alphabetical list of guests. 1 booklet, 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/6]
1947 Jun, 1968-1971
Letters congratulating O'Connor on award of GCB, including those from A V Alexander (Minister of Defence), Sir George Roseway, Lt Col E Anderson, MRAF Lord Tedder, Lt Gen Sir Frank Simpson, Lt Gen Sir Reginald Denning, Prof J N Wright, Brig A G Matthew, John Freeman Member of Parliament (with newspaper cuttings relating to Freeman's appointment as ambassador to Washington) Sir Godfrey Ince, Col Walter Beddall, Maj Gen Clayton Bissell, Maj Gen J F M Whiteley, Gen Sir John Northcott and FM Lord Birdwood. 38pp
[OCONNOR: 9/7]
1947 Jul
Invitation to dinner by the Guild of Saddlers at the Mansion House, London on 1 Jul. With seating plan. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/8]
1947 Nov
Invitation to the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on 20 Nov. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/9]
1948 Feb 3
Letter from Brig Ivan de la Bere, Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood enclosing a warrant for award of the Knight Grand Cross (Military Division) of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/10]
1948 Mar
Invitation from the Army Council to dinner at Claridges Hotel on 10 Mar. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/11]
1949 May 24
Letter from Lt Gen Sir Robert Mansergh, Military Secretary to Sec of State for War, asking whether O'Connor would like to be considered for appointment as Governor of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea (offer refused). 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/12]
1950 May
Toast list for the Dalhousie Sword Dinner on 29 May (location not given). 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/13]
1951 Jan
Invitation to the Commemorative Dinner of the New Zealand Society held at the Savoy Hotel on 11 Jan, including seating plan. 1 booklet
[OCONNOR: 9/14]
1951 Dec
Invitation to 6 Guards Armoured Bde Third Annual Dinner in London on 13 Dec. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/15]
1951-1952
Papers relating to O'Connor's appointment as Col of the Cameronians, including letter dated 5 Jan 1951 from Lt Gen K G McLean offering him the post, and letter from Lt Col E D Murray of 7 Gurkha Rifles (affiliated to the Cameronians) in appreciation of O'Connor's visit to Malaya. 13pp
[OCONNOR: 9/16]
1953 Mar
Invitation to Lady O'Connor to attend 142nd Barrosa Day, on 5 Mar (no other details). 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/17]
1953 Jul
Invitation to a presentation and reception of 1 Bn The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in Lanark, 2 Jul. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/18]
1953
Invitation to the coronation of HRH Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on 2 Jun 1953. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/19]
1955 May 25, 1955 Jun 14
Letter from Elizabeth Gilliat, Private Secretary to Churchill asking whether O'Connor would be willing to represent Churchill at the Bayeux unveiling ceremony on 5 Jun. With letter of thanks from Churchill. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/20]
1955 Jun 28
Letter from Brig Rohan Delacombe, informing O'Connor that he will no longer be required to assume the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Scottish Command, in event of mobilisation. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/21]
1955 Nov
Invitation to the Fishmongers' Company Livery Dinner on 15 Nov including seating plan. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/22]
1955, 1964-1965
Papers relating to O'Connor's appointment in Nov as Lord Lieutenant of the County of Ross and Cromarty. Including letter from Sir Anthony Bevir, offering the post; newspaper cuttings, including The London Gazette dated 11 Nov; and congratulatory letters including those from FM Sir John Harding and Gen Sir Henry Jackson. 20pp
[OCONNOR: 9/23]
1957 Mar
Invitation to dinner at the Royal Navy Club in London on 28 Mar, to commemorate defeat of the Armada in 1588. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/24]
1958 Sep
Order of Service for Dedication of the Plaques at the Lewis War Memorial, Scotland on 13 Sep. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/25]
1950s
Photograph of Memorial Plaque to the 7 Div in World War One at Lyndhurst, including list of battalions. 1 photograph
[OCONNOR: 9/26]
1962 Nov
Invitation to the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Officers' Regimental Dance in London on 14 Nov. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/27]
1963 Nov
Invitation to the Scots Guards Association Annual Reunion Dinner in Perth, Scotland on 8 Nov. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/28]
1964 Jun
Invitation to reception on HMS BRITANNIA on 25 Jun. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/29]
1964 Nov
Programme for the visit of Gustaf VI, King of Sweden to 1 Bn The Cameronians at Redford Barracks, Edinburgh on 21 Nov. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/30]
1966 Apr
Invitation to the Tobruk Officers' Annual Dinner on the 25th Anniversary of the siege, held in London on 22 Apr. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/31]
1966 Oct
Invitation to the Mahratta Light Infantry Regimental Association Annual Dinner in London on 7 Oct. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/32]
1966 Nov, 1967 Nov
Invitations to 185 Infantry Bde's Annual Dinner in London. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/33]
1967-1968
Papers relating to the disbandment of the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) including letter from Lt Gen Sir George Collingwood addressed to former officers of the regiment commenting on the decision; articles including those from The Field, the Glasgow Herald, The Times, The Scotsman and The Daily Mail; programme for parade and order of service to mark the disbandment, held at Castle Dangerous, Douglas Dale on 14 May 1968; and article, 'A Great Regiment Passes', by Sir Arthur Bryant in The Illustrated London News, 8 Jun 1968. 33pp
[OCONNOR: 9/34]
1968 Apr
Invitation to Honourable Artillery Company St George's Dinner in Finsbury, London on 23 Apr. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/35]
1968 Apr
Order of Service for the consecration of the Revd Simon Phipps as Bishop Suffragan of Horsham at Southwark Cathedral on 25 Apr. 1 booklet
[OCONNOR: 9/36]
1968 Aug
Papers relating to the presentation by O'Connor of the Agricultural Long Service Medal and Certificate at the Black Isle Show on 1 Aug, including list of recipients and photographs. 6pp, 2 photographs
[OCONNOR: 9/37]
1969
Papers relating to attendance at the banquet held at Holyrood House on 21 May, including menu and seating plan. 6pp
[OCONNOR: 9/38]
1970 Aug
Minutes of the final meeting on 9 Jul of the 1930 Club, with O'Connor as Guest of Honour. Including nominal roll of members and addresses. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/39]
1971
Papers relating to O'Connor's appointment as a Knight of the Thistle on 3 Jul, including programme for the ceremony at St Giles' Cathedral (2 copies), newspaper cuttings including those from The London Gazette, The Ross-shire Journal, The Glasgow Herald, The Scotsman and the Edinburgh Evening News and photographs. 19pp, 5 photographs, 2 booklets
[OCONNOR: 9/40]
1971
Letters of congratulation on O'Connor's appointment as Knight of the Thistle, including those from Col Sir Henry Abel-Smith, Brig G L W Andrews, Brig C N Barclay, Brig R F R Becher, Brig A D P Campbell, Lord Casey, Maj Gen A L Collier, Lt Gen Sir George Collingwood, Lady Cunningham, Adm Sir Angus Cunninghame-Graham, Vice Adm Sir John Cuthbert, Maj Gen Sir Charles Dalton, Brig Sir Bernard Fergusson, Lt Gen Sir George Gordon-Lennox, Viscountess Gough, Brig Sir Norman Gwatkin, FM Lord Harding, Lt Gen Sir Francis Herring, Gen Sir Peter Hunt, Gen Sir Henry Jackson, Lt Gen Sir Derek Lang, Lt Gen Sir Henry Leask, Brig T S Louch (including details of operations of 2/11 Bn Australian Imperial Force following the First Libyan campaign), Gen Sir Gordon MacMillan, Maj Gen Sir John Marriott, Maj Gen C H Miller, Sir Owen Morshead, Gen Sir Horatius Murray, Maj W J O'Connor (enclosing family photographs), Gen Sir Thomas Riddell-Webster, Gen Sir Neil Ritchie, Vice Adm Sir Geoffrey Robson, Brig A C L Stanley-Clarke, FM Sir Gerald Templer, Lt Gen Sir William Turner and AF Sir Algernon Willis. 3 photographs, 145pp
[OCONNOR: 9/41]
1972 Aug
Honourable Artillery Company Journal Vol 39, Number 392 including report and pictures of St George's Dinner on 21 Apr which O'Connor attended as Chief Guest. 1 booklet
[OCONNOR: 9/42]
1972-1973
Invitations to the 16th and 17th Annual Reunion Dinners of the Burma Star Association in Inverness. 2pp
[OCONNOR: 9/43]
1973 Jul
Invitation to luncheon at Holyrood Palace on 13 Jul. 1p
[OCONNOR: 9/44]
1973 Jul
Invitation to installation service for Knights of the Thistle held at St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh on 13 Jul. With Order of the Ceremonial. 1p, 1 booklet