Papers of and re Arthur Martin Leake, V.C.

Date:
1902-1914
Reference:
RAMC/1088
Part of:
Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection
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Contains: 23 images

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Papers of and re Arthur Martin Leake, V.C. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider

The original material is held at The Museum of Military Medicine.

About this work

Description

Comprises:

  • RAMC/1088/1: Invitation to Victoria Cross presentation ceremony at St. James's Palace, 1902.
  • RAMC/1088/2: Cutting from the Daily Telegraph, 18 Oct 1912, reporting announcement by Sir Frederick Treves re Red Cross medical units for Montenegro during the Balkan War.
  • RAMC/1088/3: Typescript copy of Martin Leake's diary, Nov 1912, re establishment of British Red Cross Society Hospital in Pentari, Montenegro (Yugoslavia) during the Balkan War.
  • RAMC/1088/4: Typescript copies of Martin Leake's letters to his mother, Aug-Oct 1914, re his journey from India to Britain to join the RAMC, and early days on the Western Front with No. 5 Field Ambulance.

    • Publication/Creation

    1902-1914

    Physical description

    1 file

    Terms of use

    Open and available by appointment at the Museum of Military Medicine. A digitised copy is available to view via the online catalogue on the Wellcome Collection website.

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    Location of original

    The original material is held at The Museum of Military Medicine.

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