Papers, 1897-1916

Containers:

Box 36

Component identifier:

File 1

Content Summary:

Telegram advising of White's exam mark in his exams for the Queensland Permanent Artillery (1897); correspondence re White's appointment to the Queensland Defence Force (1899-1901); report on White's career prospects following his graduation from Staff College, Camberley, 1907; and a notebook kept by White at Gallipoli, 1915

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were acquired in several instalments from the family of Sir Brudenell White. The first large instalment was received in 1976 from White's daughter, Rosemary, Lady Derham. This was followed by small additions to the collection in 1979, 1982, 1984 and 1989. In 1999 Lady Derham added the remaining papers she held to the collection. A further small addition was received in 2003 from White's grandson, Mark Derham.

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