File. Courts martial

Reference No:
U DCL/6/2
Dates:
1943-1959
Description:

File 1 includes:

a) Press Censorship

b) Draft Resolution on Conscription Bill, 9 December 1946.

c) Correspondence between Miss Allen and Miss Edith Horne, March 1954.

d) Correspondence regarding son of A C Darvill between A C Darvill and General Secretary, May-November 1954.

e) Correspondence between Mrs. Allen and Lt. Cole regarding leaving the army following parental volunteering.

f) Correspondence between Mr Pope and Mrs Allen regarding army allowance in the case of divorce and the leave of a son for his sister's wedding.

g) Correspondence between Mrs Gertrude Laird and Allen regarding the application of Scottish law to one Mr Pritt. July 1956.

h) Correspondence regarding case of Mr Fletcher, who was denied a post in the photographic division of the RAF after signing on for three years. 1956.

i) Discussion of case of Mr P Hayes regarding the changing policy concerning dismissal on basis of health.

j) Case of P G Gethin regarding political bias in the army, July 1956. Including letters and attached press cuttings from D N Pritt.

k) Correspondence between general secretary and Mrs W G Dabin regarding her son Leslie George Dabin and problems with his entry into national service due to his eyesight.

l) Letters from W Vaughn relating to Army Pensions, Jan 1959.

m) Correspondence between D H B Esslemont and Elizabeth Allen regarding unfair dismissal. (2) 17th April 1959. 3 July 1959.

File 2 contains press cuttings relating to:

Suppression of Bureau of Common Affairs bulletin, 1946.

Negotiation of new Mutiny Clause, 1953.

British soldiers held in Holland following 'motor smash', 1954.

Misconduct of Sergeants at Catterick Camp, setting punishment, payment for unofficial services, 1954.

Complaints from within the navy regarding living quarters of ratings compared with those of officers, foreign service rosters, uniform, civvies, and engagements.

Purchase of discharge from army, 1954.

Civilian dress for soldiers and the banning of 'teddy boy suits' amongst them. 1955.

Army Chaplain 'Victimised' after sending letter to MP, 1955.

Illiteracy among service men, 1955.

Ernest Corlett, 1956.

Brutality at Shepton Mallet Army Prison, 1956.

Discussion of revising federal security procedures, Fewer U.S loyalty screenings, 1956.

Expulsion from army due to links with Communist party, 1954 - 56.

Reports of men escaping, brutality and mistreatment from the 'Glasshouse' at Colchester in 1956.

Corporal Munday, overstaying leave, 1958.

Sergeant J Gribbin, 1958.

Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
2 files
Language:
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull University Archives
Collection:
Records of Liberty (formerly The National Council for Civil Liberties)