LHCMA Catalogue: Papers of Major General Dennis Edmund Blaquière Talbot (1908-1994)

Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

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Papers of Major General Dennis Edmund Blaquière Talbot (1908-1994)

TALBOT 1 Papers relating to Talbot's escape from German-occupied Calais, May-Jun 1940, 1937-1977

TALBOT 1/1 [1940]

Printed paper, 'Report compiled by three officers…captured at Calais on the evening of the 26 May, 1940, escaped on the 30 May and finally arrived in England on the night of 17 June 1940' by MI9, 22 Jun 1940; note in pencil summarizing the contents of the report, [1940]. 15 pp

TALBOT 1/2 1940

Printed report, Action at Calais, May, 1940 (Jun 1940) by King's Royal Rifle Corps, relating to the capture of Calais. 8 pp

TALBOT 1/3 [1940]

Lecture notes on the defence of Calais, with two accompanying wall chart sketch maps showing the inner and outer perimeters of the British Expeditionary Force defences at Calais, and the German Army's advance across Northern France, Belgium to Calais, [1940]. 1 outsize file

TALBOT 1/4 [1940]

Two copies of a printed transcript of Hitler's speech to the Reichstag on 19 July 1940, A last appeal to reason by Adolf Hitler (1940). 2 items

TALBOT 1/5 1940

Personal correspondence from relatives of men captured or killed following the unsuccessful defence of Calais against the Germans by the British Expeditionary Force; from army personnel relating to Talbot's escape from Calais; official correspondence organisations such as the War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem concerning men killed in action and POWs. Including a typescript list of battle casualties relating to officers of Rifle Bge, 2 Bn King's Own Royal Rifle Corps, and 1 Bn Queen Victoria's Rifles, complied by the War Office Casualty Branch, 1940. 1 file

TALBOT 1/6 1947

Correspondence with Lt Gen E A B Miller and receipt issued by the British Legion Haig's Fund Appeal for all Ex-Service Men and Women relating to a ceremony to mark the unsuccessful defence of Calais against the Germans by the British Expeditionary Force in 1940, 1951; letter from the Riflemen's Aid Society concerning a donation by the Calais Bde HQ, 28 Feb 1947. 4 pp

TALBOT 1/7 1940

Letter from the Commanding Officer of the 5 London Infantry Bde with attached special recommendation remark sheet, proposing Talbot for the OBE in recognition of his recent escape from German occupied France, 15 Oct 1940. 2 pp

TALBOT 1/8 1971

Letter from Airey Middleton Sheffield Neave, MP requesting a description of the capture of Calais, 13 Jul 1971. 1 pp

TALBOT 1/9 1977

Letter from Lt Col Devin Dickson concerning the whereabouts of Capt W Millett, with whom Talbot escaped Calais, 24 Oct 1977. 1 pp

TALBOT 1/10 [1940-1941]

Newspaper cuttings from The Times and Evening Standard, concerning the defence of Calais, [1940-1941]. 5 items

TALBOT 1/11 1941

War Office pamphlet, The defence of Calais by Eric Linklater (1941). 40 pp

TALBOT 1/12 1943

Article by Guy Rideal, 'As Calais falls. A yachtsman at war' in The Motor Boat and Yachting (Apr 1943). 4 pp

TALBOT 1/13 [1940]

Notes relating to the capture of Calais and Talbot's subsequent escape, comprising: 'Calais 1940', loose notes giving brief chronological details of the defence of Calais prior to the capture of Talbot by the Germans, 22 May 1940-26 May 1940, 6 pp; notebook containing brief entries in chronological order concerning the progress of Talbot's escape from Calais to Authie in Normandy, France, 30 May 1940-15 Jun 1940; notebook containing notes apparently describing the route of Talbot's escape across Northern France and also concerning HMS VESPER, which picked up Talbot in the English Channel, [1940]. 3 items

TALBOT 1/14 1937

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Folkestone-Boulogne, showing the French towns of Calais, Boulogne and surrounding area, the English Channel and the Kentish coast, scale 1: 250,000, sheet 1, 1937. 1 map

TALBOT 1/15 [1940]

Automobile Association map of the town of Calais with map of Boulogne on the reverse, [1940]. 1 map

TALBOT 1/16 [1940]

Two photocopies of parts from a French Michelin map of Calais and surrounding towns, [1940]; two photocopies of the next consecutive section of the aforementioned map, showing the towns south of Boulogne, [1940]. 2 maps

TALBOT 1/17 1942

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Calais, showing the French towns of Calais, Audresselles, Marquise and Guînes, scale 1: 50,000, sheet 38, third edition, 1942. 1 map

TALBOT 1/18 1942

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Boulogne, showing the French town of Boulogne and surrounding area, scale 1; 50,000, sheet 49, third edition, 1942. 1 map

TALBOT 1/19 1942

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Ardres, showing the French town of Ardres and surrounding are, scale 1; 50,000, sheet 39 & 28, third edition, 1942. 1 map

TALBOT 1/20 [1945]

French Michelin map entitled Boulogne-Lille, showing the French towns of Boulogne and Lille, and surrounding ares, scale: 1 cm for 2 km, sheet 51, [1945]. 1 map

TALBOT 1/21 [1940]

Photograph of HMS VESPER, with caption, which picked up Talbot and his fellow escapees from Calais on 20 Jun 1940, following the capture of the town by the Germans, [1940]. 1 outsize photograph

TALBOT 2 Papers relating to service as Commanding Officer of the 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt, North West Europe, 1944-1945, [1937]-1991

TALBOT 2/1 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's disembarkation at Le Hamel beach head, France, during the Normandy Landings, Jun 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/2 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to attacks by the Bn on Cheux and Maltot in Northern France, Jul 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/3 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's progress through Normandy, including the capture of the villages of St Denis de Mere and Tilly-la-Campagne, Aug 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/4 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's progress north from Tilly-la-Campagne in France, to Brussels, Deurne and Hechtel in Belgium and then to Eindhoven, and Nijmegen in the Netherlands and finally engaging in fighting connected with the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands, Sep 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/5 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's progress in the Netherlands following the Battle of Arnhem, Oct 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/6 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements through various villages close to the river Meuse in the Netherlands, Nov 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/7 1944

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in the South East Netherlands, Dec 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/8 1945

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in the South East Netherlands, Jan 1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/9 1945

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in the South East area Netherlands, the Reichswald Forest in Germany near the Dutch/German border and the Rhine river, Feb 1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/10 1945

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in the south east area of the Netherlands, the Reichswald Forest in Germany near the Dutch/German border and the Rhine river, Mar 1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/11 1945

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements on the Dutch/German border, Apr 1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/12 1945

War diary compiled by Talbot as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt. Comprising a daily log relating to the Bn's movements in Lower Saxony, Germany, VE Day and subsequent post VE Day duties manning check points, detaining and transferring 'displaced persons', and so forth, May 1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/13 1944-1945

Three copies of citations for gallantry awards, 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt, of which Talbot was Commanding Officer, 1944-1945. 1 file

TALBOT 2/14 [1944-1945]

Postcard of a German church altar, reverse of postcard has not been filled in, obtained during the campaign by the Allied forces in North West Europe, [1944-1945]. 1 item

TALBOT 2/15 1944-1945

Correspondence from Brig N D Leslie and Maj Gen Aubrey Basil Coad of 130 Infantry Bde, thanking Talbot for his efforts as Commanding Officer of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt, during the campaign by the Allied forces in North West Europe, 9 Aug 1944-17 May 1945. 4 pp

TALBOT 2/16 1944-1946

Official addresses by FM and Commander in Chief Bernard Law Montgomery, consisting of Personal message from the C-in-C, address from Montgomery to all troops of the 21 Army Group, concerning the forthcoming campaign by the Allied forces in Western Europe, 1944, 1 pp; Personal message from the C-in-C, concerning the relinquishment of Montgomery's command in Germany and appointment as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1 May 1946, 1 pp. 2 items

TALBOT 2/17 [1944]

Soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, official message from Supreme Commander of the Allied forces Dwight Eisenhower, concerning the forthcoming campaign by the Allied forces in Western Europe, [1944]. 1pp

TALBOT 2/18 [1944-1945]

Scrapbook of official messages, press cuttings, and manuscript accounts of the campaign by the Allied forces in Western Europe, [1944-1945]. 1 vol, 15 loose items

TALBOT 2/19 [1945-1952]

Papers concerning the history of 43 Wessex Div, of which the 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt, constituted one of the Division's brigades. Including pamphlet The Wyvern in North West Europe. Being a short history of the 43rd Wessex Division 24 June 1944-8 May 1945 [1945] 26 pp; Article 'The Wessex warriors'in an unidentified published work, [1945] 4 pp; '7th. Bn. The Hampshire Regt in the North West European campaign during the period 13th July 1944 to 17 June 1945' draft by Talbot, 27 Mar 1952, 11 pp; photocopied map (unidentified source), with annotations in red pen showing the movement of paratroopers in Normandy, France during July and August 1944 entitled (also in red pen), '7 Hamps report. NW Europe campaign 1944/45', [1952] .1 file

TALBOT 2/20 [1952]

List of army officers to whom a copy of Talbot's work '7th Bn. The Hampshire Regt in the North West European campaign during the period 13th July 1944 to 17 June 1945' was distributed, [1952]. 5 pp

TALBOT 2/21 [1952]

Lists of officers who served with the 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt during Jul 1944-Jun 1945, of which Talbot was Commanding Officer [1952]. 25 pp

TALBOT 2/22 [1952]

Photocopy of printed article, The story of the 5th Bn the Dorsetshire Regt in North West Europe 23rd June, 1944 to 5th May, 1945 (1946), jointly written by Maj G R Hartwell, Maj G R Pack and Maj M A Edwards. 45 pp

TALBOT 2/23 1952-1958

Correspondence with officers who served with the 7 Bn, Hampshire, during the Allied forces campaign in North West Europe in 1944-1945, of which Talbot was Commanding Officer, 1952-1958. 1 file

TALBOT 2/24 1983-1991

Correspondence with former soldiers, relatives of formers soldiers and others concerning the Allied forces campaign in North West Europe in 1944-1945, with related photographs and photocopies of relevant newspaper cuttings and other papers, 8 May 1983-6 Jul 1991. 1 file

TALBOT 2/25 1946-1957

Newspaper cuttings concerning the Allied forces campaign in North West Europe in 1944-1945, 5 Sep 1946-10 Nov 1957. 6 items

TALBOT 2/26 [1937]

Esso map entitled Fernfahrer-Karte, showing Germany, scale 1: 1,500,000, sheet 5, fifth edition, [1937]. 1 map

TALBOT 2/27 [1939]

German map entitled Karte von Mitteleuropa Fliegerkarte, showing the German towns of Hamburg in the North, Magdeburg in the East, Frankfurt in the South and Dusseldorf in the West, scale: 1: 500,000, [1939]. 1 map

TALBOT 2/28 1944

Geographical Section General Staff map showing Ahausen in Germany and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 2921, first edition, 1944. 1 map

TALBOT 2/29 1944

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled London-Paris, showing the English coast from Felixstowe, Suffolk in the east to Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in the west, and the French/Belgian coast from Ostende, Belgium in the east to Audierne, France, scale 1: 1,000,000, sheet M30 and part M31, second edition, 1944. 1 map

TALBOT 2/30 1944

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Bruxelles-Frankfurt a. Main, showing Northern France, Belgium, the southern part of the Netherlands, South West Germany and Luxembourg, scale 1: 1,000,000, sheet M32 and part M31, second edition, 1944. 1 map

TALBOT 2/31 [1944]

Map entitled Zones of France, showing the former occupied and non-occupied areas of wartime France, scale 1: 2,000,000, second edition, [1944]. 1 map

TALBOT 2/32 [1944-1945]

Lists of maps showing Hampshire Regt operations during the campaign by the Allied forces in North West Europe, [1944-1945]. 1 file

TALBOT 2/33 1944

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Oldenburg, scale 1: 100,000, sheet M2, first edition, 1944. 1 file

TALBOT 2/34 1945

Army Map Service, US Army map, entitled Isselburg, showing the Dutch/German border with the Dutch town of Gendringen and the German towns of Isselburg and Anholt, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4104, 17 Mar 45 edition, 1945. 1 map

TALBOT 2/35 [1947]

Arial map entitled Benelux, showing roads in Northern France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and West Germany, scale 1: 750,000, [1947]. 1 map

TALBOT 2/36 1955

Ministry of War, Topographic Service map entitled Gendringen, showing the Dutch/German border with the Dutch towns of Ulft, Gendringen, Terborg and Silvode, and the German towns of Anholt and Isselburg, scale 1: 250,000, first edition, 1955. 1 map

TALBOT 2/37 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Heinsberg, showing the German town of Heinsberg and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4902, fourth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/38 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Grafwegen, showing the German town of Grafwegen and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4201, first edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/39 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Kalkar, showing the German town of Kalkar and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4203, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/40 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Kleve, showing the German town of Kleve or Cleves and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4202, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/41 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Cloppenburg, showing the German town of Cloppenburg and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 3114, fourth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/42 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled ?S Hertogenbosch, showing the Dutch town of ?S Hertogenbosch and surrounding area, scale 1: 100,000, sheet 5, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/43 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Rees, showing the German town of Rees and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4204, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/44 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Anholt, showing the German town of Anholt and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 4104, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/45 1956

Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Geilenkirchen, showing the German town of Geilenkirchen and surrounding area, scale 1: 25,000, sheet 5002, fifth edition, 1956. 1 map

TALBOT 2/46 1955

Two copies of Geographical Section General Staff map entitled Official road map for Allied forces, Europe, scale 1: 500,000, sheet 7, third edition, 1955. 1 map

TALBOT 2/47 1944-1945

Photographs taken of officers of 7 Bn, Hampshire Regt, of which Talbot was Commanding Officer, during the campaign by the Allied forces in North West Europe, including negatives of two of the photographs, 1944-1945. 5 photographs, 2 negatives

TALBOT 3 Papers relating to service as Commanding Officer of 18 Infantry Bde, Malaya, 1953-1955, then 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, Malaya, 1955, 1942-1955

TALBOT 3/1 1953-1955

RAF pilot flying logbook, with entries relating to Talbot's flights with 1911 Light Liaison Flight from Benta and other bases in the state of Pahang, Malaya. Includes a tipped in photograph of 1911 Light Liaison Flight personnel, with a list of pilots and signatures on the opposite page, 1953-1955. 1 vol

TALBOT 3/2 1953-1955

Official and semi-official correspondence with Brig J A Grant-Peterkin, Maj Gen William Passfield Oliver, Lt Gen Sir Hugh Stockwell, General Officer Commanding Malaya, and others, relating to Talbot's successive appointments as Commanding Officer of 18 Infantry Bde, Malaya, and 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, Malaya, 1953-1955; Correspondence with Stockwell, concerning Talbot's entertainment expenses, 7 Apr 1954-20 Apr 1954. 1 file

TALBOT 3/3 1955

Handover notes relating to the conclusion of Talbots's command of 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, Malaya and succession by Brig Edward Philip Townsend, including '99 Gurkha Inf Bde handing over notes "G" points', paper giving details of responsibilities, 1955; correspondence with Townsend, 15 May 1955-19 Sep 1955; map entitled Johore, showing the various areas controlled by different authorities in the state of Johor, Malaya, [1955]; list in pencil of senior personnel changes and appointments in Malaya, 21 Oct 1953-7 Sep 1954; official instructions relating to officer appointments, including Talbot's appointment as Commanding Officer of 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, 28 Oct 1955- 2 Nov 1955. 1 file

TALBOT 3/4 1955-1956

Situation reports sent to Talbot during his attendance of Imperial Defence College, UK, from Maj J E Heelis, 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, 31 Oct 1955-11 Oct 1956. 1 file

TALBOT 3/5 1953

'Appreciation of the situation in Malaya', report by Lt Gen Sir Hugh Stockwell, General Officer Commanding Malaya, 15 Oct 1953, 38 pp; including map entitled Top Secret P Malaya 1950, showing the Special, State, Border and Regional Committees used to administer Malaya, scale 1: 760,320, [1950], 1 map. 2 items

TALBOT 3/6 1952

Pamphlet offering safety advice to British soldiers serving in Malaya, 'Security hints prepared under the direction of the High Commissioner Federation of Malaya', 1952. 4 pp

TALBOT 3/7 1953-1955

Official training instructions and memoranda relating to the British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya, including instructions and related correspondence underlining the importance of psychological ware fare, and how to use psychological tactics when briefing Malayan villagers, 1953-1955. 1 file

TALBOT 3/8 [1954]

Printed pamphlets in English, Malay and Chinese, describing food control by the British Army in Malaya: 'Regulations for the control of food and other restricted articles in Pahang', pamphlet in English, Malay and Chinese, prepared by the State War Executive Committee, [1954], 22 pp; 'Food denial operations', pamphlet concerning Director of Operations instruction no. 36, prepared by the Director of Operations' Staff, issued by the Director of Operations' Staff, Kuala Lumpur, [1954], 22 pp. 2 items

TALBOT 3/9 1954-1955

Official instructions and reports issued by the State Secretariat, Kuala Lipis; 18 Infantry Bde Head Quarters; Termerloh District Office; Joint Operations Head Quarters, Kuala Lipis; 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, concerning the British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya and Malayan political affairs, 1954-1955. 1 file

TALBOT 3/10 1954

Report, '16-17 Dec 1954. Malaya Command demonstration of field defences in atomic warfare. Candlelight at Si Rusa Port Dickson', by Malaya High Command Head Quarters, relating to the effects of atomic weapons and what measures could be used to minimise these effects, 1954. 35 pp, 1 loose insert

TALBOT 3/11 1948-1954

Talks and lectures describing the British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya and Malayan political affairs, 1948-1954. 1 file

TALBOT 3/12 1955

Safe conduct passes in Malay, Chinese and Arabic, issued to communist activists to encourage them to surrender during the British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya, 1955. 5 pp

TALBOT 3/13 1955

Official appeals by Malayan ex-communist activists appealing to their fellow activists to surrender to the British Army, 1955. 6 pp

TALBOT 3/14 1954

Pamphlet, 'The Malay Regiment. Ceremonial parade in honour of the 21st anniversary of the formation of the regiment', concerning the history of the Malay regiment and the form of the anniversary parade. Possibly issued by the Malay Regt, 23 Feb 1954. 12 pp

TALBOT 3/15 1954-1955

Telegrams to Talbot from well wishers, 1954-1955. 4 pp

TALBOT 3/16 1952

'King George V National Park', pamphlet containing background information for visitors to Taman Negara National Park in Malaya, formerly known as King George V National Park, 1952. 4 pp

TALBOT 3/17 [1954]

Police Message Form featuring a personal message of thanks from J.A. Harvey, ex-British Advisor of the Commander of 18 Infantry Bde, Malaya, 29 Oct [1954]. 2 pp

TALBOT 3/18 [1954]

Two copies of a pamphlet, one in Arabic and the other in Chinese, concerning the British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya and Malayan political affairs. Presumably issued by the British Army, 12 pp [1954]. 2 items

TALBOT 3/19 [1954]

Two assignment books relating to the Army Education Third Class Certificate: 'Part 1. Emergency in Malaya', pp 20, and 'Part 2. Malayan background', prepared by the Royal Army Educational Corps. The pamphlets set out the purpose of the British Army's presence in Malaya, and include topics such as the historical relationship between the UK and Malaya, malaria, Malayan customs, Chinese immigrants in Malaya, the rubber trade, pp 32, [1954]. 2 items

TALBOT 3/20 1953-1955

Formal invitations issued to Talbot and his wife relating to balls, farewell parties, football matches, ceremonial parades, regimental social events, etc., 1953-1955. 13 items

TALBOT 3/21 1949-1955

Newspaper articles mainly from The Straits Times, concerning British Army's anti-communist operations in Malaya, Malayan political affairs, the British presence in Malaya, including an English translation of issue no 39 of New Path News (Sin Lu Pao), anti-communist newspaper in Malaya, 1953-1955. 1 outsize file

TALBOT 3/22 1942

Two copies of Geographical Section General Staff map, entitled Johore and Singapore, showing roads and railway lines in the state of Johor, Malaya, and Singapore, scale 1: 253,440, first edition, 1942. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/23 1943

Geographical Section General Staff map, entitled Malaya, showing roads, railway lines, foot paths and state boundaries, scale 12 miles to an inch, third edition, 1943. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/24 1945

Survey of India Offices map, entitled Singapore, scale 1: 253,440, sheet 3 L, first edition, May 1945. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/25 1953

Geographical Section General Staff map, entitled Malacca, showing roads, railway lines, canals and international, state, province and district boundaries, in the state of Malacca, Malaya, scale 1: 253,440, second edition, sheet A-48G and part A-48M, 1953. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/26 [1955]

Map, entitled 18 Inf Bde locations, showing the positions of 18 Infantry Bde in the state of Pahang, Malaya, [1955]. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/27 [1955]

Map showing the positions of British Army Regts in the southern part of the state of Johor, Malaya and Singapore, [1955]. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/28 [1955]

Map showing the positions of British Army Regts in the northern part of state of Johor, Malaya, [1955]. 1 outsize map

TALBOT 3/29 [1953-1955]

Photographs of Talbot, parades, formal and informal social events relating to Talbot's successive appointments as Commanding Officer of 18 Infantry Bde, Malaya, and 99 Gurkha Infantry Bde, Malaya, all uncaptioned, [1953-1955]. 27 photographs

TALBOT 4 Papers relating to general aspects of Talbot's military career, 1946-1992

TALBOT 4/1 1946

Coursework with attached tutor's comments, programmes, lecture papers, relating to Talbot's time at the Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, London, 1946. 1 file

TALBOT 4/2 [1946], [1963]

Biographical papers concerning Talbot's military career, including CV, [1946]; digest of service and experience, [1963]. 14 pp

TALBOT 4/3 1948-1955

Annual confidential reports on Talbot successively from Maj to Col, with accompanying remark sheets, 1948-1955. 44 pp

TALBOT 4/4 1950

Newspaper cutting from The Auckland Star showing a picture of FM Sir William Slim, Chief of the Imperial Staff on his way to pay a visit to Sir Roy Price, High Commissioner for New Zealand, accompanied by Talbot in his capacity of Senior Army Liaison Officer, UK Services Liaison Staff, New Zealand, 1950. 1 item

TALBOT 4/5 1953

Officer's Record of Service booklet, giving details of Talbot's medical history, promotions, courses attended, record of service, record of service, record of leave granted, form of will, 1936-1992. 1 vol, 5 loose items

TALBOT 4/6 1955

Correspondence concerning the administrative and financial matters relating to Talbot's enrolment at the Imperial Defence College, 5 Dec 1955-6 Dec 1955. 4 pp

TALBOT 4/7 1956

Two letters from Lt Col G E P Hutchins of the War Office, requesting Talbot's comments in relation to a draft pamphlet produced at the request of the Chief of the Imperial General Staff. The pamphlet was intended to explain the 'task and role' of the Army during the Cold War, 8 Mar 1956-6 Apr 1956. 2 pp

TALBOT 4/8 [1957-1968]

Papers concerning the Imperial Defence College, London, consisting of: 'The Imperial Defence College. Register 1927-1967', register of students, [1968]; newspaper article concerning the College, [1957]. 2 items

TALBOT 4/9 [1956]

Photographs of students at the Imperial Defence College, London, two with captions, one featuring Talbot, [1956]. 4 photographs

TALBOT 5 Papers collected by Talbot relating to the Cold War and other military subjects, 1929-1956

TALBOT 5/1 1929

Pamphlet, Code of battle signals (1929). 4 pp

TALBOT 5/2 1940

Four War Office pamphlets concerning the Allied forces campaign in France, (HMSO, London, 1940). 4 items

TALBOT 5/3 1943

Typescript extract of a minute from the Prime Minister to Gen Hastings Lionel Ismay, concerning the selection of code words for army operations, 8 Aug 1943. 1 pp

TALBOT 5/4 1943

'Headquarters acquaint no. 401. Directive to the Chief of Combined Operations', memorandum to Maj Gen Sir Robert Edward Laycock, Chief of Combined Operations from Combined Operations Headquarters, concerning the official scope of his responsibilities, 1 Dec 1943. 1 pp

TALBOT 5/5 1943

The Regimental Officer's handbook of the German Army, War Office pamphlet containing information about the structure, battle habits, tactical signs and weapons of the German Army, (HMSO, London, 1943). 52 pp

TALBOT 5/6 1950

'Extract from the Soldier dated Dec 1950', concerning quotes by George Bernard Shaw concerning the nature of military service, Dec 1950. 1 pp

TALBOT 5/7 [1952]

'Administration. Teeth versus tail', extract from an article by Col H M Whitcombe in Army Quarterly, [1952]. 2 pp

TALBOT 5/8 1950-1952

Magazine article in Picture Post, four newspaper articles in The Times and a bulletin issued by the Reference Division, Central Office of Information, concerning the progress of the Korean War, Jun-Nov 1950. 6 items

TALBOT 5/9 1952

Papers relating to FM Sir William Slim, ex-Chief of the Imperial General Staff, comprising: typescript paper, 'Our army', text of radio broadcast by Slim concerning Army life, 2 Nov 1952, 4 pp; series of seven consecutive newspaper articles by Slim in The Star concerning his support for National Service, the regular Army, the voluntary service in the Army, and the Korean War, Sep 1952-Dec 1952. 8 items

TALBOT 5/10 1952

Diagram and notes concerning the structure of NATO, Oct 1952. 5 pp

TALBOT 5/11 [1954]

Band programme for the Officers Mess of 1 Northern Rhodesia Regt, [1954]. 1 pp

TALBOT 5/12 1956

Extract from letter concerning the charter of the Imperial Defence College, 6 Jul 1956. 1 pp

TALBOT 5/13 [1950]

Canadian Government, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Surveys and Mapping Branch map entitled Canada. Exclusive of Northern regions indicating main natural resources, scale 1: 6,336,000, [1950]. 1 map

TALBOT 5/14 1936

Pamphlet, Edward VIII. His coronation route, (Edward VIII abdicated before the aforesaid event could take place), (1936). 4 pp

TALBOT 5/15 1941

Article by New Zealand judge and lawyer Sir (Henry) Hubert Ostler 'Maori and pakeha', concerning the relationship between the Maori and white or 'pakeha' inhabitants of New Zealand, in Blackwood's Magazine (Jan 1941), no. 1503. 16 pp