PALMER, Lt Cdr Ralph Murch (1909-1983)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0099 KCLMA Palmer |
Held at | : Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma › |
Full title | : PALMER, Lt Cdr Ralph Murch (1909-1983) |
Date(s) | : Created [1898-1900], 1927-[1951] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in 1909; served as engineer on HMS DORSETSHIRE, 1932, HMS RESOLUTION, 1933, HMS VICTORY, 1936, HMS CUMBERLAND, 1936, HMS DRAKE, 1939, HMS PEMBROKE, 1939, HMS UGANDA, 1941, HMS ARIADNE, 1944, HMS TYNE, 1946, HMS BERRYHEAD, 1947, HMS HOWE, 1949, and HMS ORION, 1950; died in 1983.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers relating to his naval service, 1927-1951, dated 1927-[1951], notably including a brief summary of his career, 1932-1951, dated [1951]. Notebook of F M Palmer (Palmer's father), containing notes relating to his work in the Naval Store Department, HM Dockyard, Devonport, [1898-1900].
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Mainly English, but one item in Japanese (English translation provided)
System of arrangement:
1 file
Conditions governing access:
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Finding aids:
Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/htm.top
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Centre by the family in 1983.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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Date(s) of descriptions:
Oct 1996
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