Dr William Delano Walker personal diaries

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL

A loose leaf diary detailing WD Walker's daily life including study, medical duties, travel and personal routine. This item covers locations around Catterick (United Kingdom) and environs.

Individuals, subject matter and locations noted include:

  • P/O Bevan, P/O Derbyshire, P/O Stone, P/O Wallace 3 May 1937

  • P/O Blatchford, P/O Strong, S/Ldr Brown, Illustrated London News 4 May 1937

  • Stannion 5 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Alberry, Stannion, P/O Joyce, P/O Annaud, "Dr Deeds goes to Town," Gary Cooper, 6 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Col Farthing, S/O Cook, S/Ldr Brown, P/O MacDonald, P/O Barton, Peter Cremer, Mr Cases, Mr Salter 7 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Col Farthing, Col Durnford, Wing Commander Livingston, Stanion, Greenhalgh, Cpl Dewar 8 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Captain Dugdale, Wing Commander Livingston 9 May 1937

  • Elizabeth Woodsend, Mollie, coronation, S/O Cook, Mr Knight, P/O Ambridge, Donald Walker, P/O Gondie, S/Ldr Brown, Mont Pelee, Dick Merrill, Iinuma, Tsakagoshi, David Young 10 May 1937

  • P/O Wallace, P/O Roulston, P/O Pakenham, F/O Woodhouse, S/Ldr Brown, Richmond, 'The Last of the Mohicans,' 11 May 1937

  • Coronation Day, description of proceedings, procession and hand drawn map of route, Simon Breach, Australian Aboriginal people, Peter Dawson, Mr MacKenzie King, Mr Saridge, Dr Ba Maw, Gen Hartzog, Stanley Baldwin 12 May 1937

  • notes on lecture titled 'The Nature of Things' by Sir William Bragg, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 13 May 1937

  • Mollie, zeppelin, Duleepsinghi 13 May 1937

  • Wing Commander Hebbert, flying lesson, S/Ldr Brown 14 May 1937

  • Dr Finlayson 15 May 1937

  • Dr Woodsend, Jack Woodsend, Mrs Courage, Mrs Mowbray, Kirkby 16 May 1937

  • coronation fireworks display, Donald Hunter, Prof. Young 17 May 1937

  • Mrs Alberry, Mrs Coleman, Stanion, Mollie, Aunty Nell, Jack Piercy, Stan Baldwin 18 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Mrs Broadwith, Gracie Fields 19 May 1937

  • F/Sgt Coleman, Mrs Alberry, Mrs Macey, Mrs Coleman, Major Jebb, ff Dr Jones, Dishforth, Spithead, Lt Cdr Woodrooffe 20 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • P/O Bellairs, P/O Weldon, Mrs Rymill, Lord Sowden, Major Tayleur, Mrs Pellew, Mrs Schofield 21 May 1937

  • Col Cauttee, Major Jebb, Major Alley 22 May 1937

  • Dr Woodsend 23 May 1937

  • P/O Yorke, P/O Derbyshire, Mrs Alberry, Captain Dugdale 24 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Askew, S/Ldr Brown 25 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • P/O Bowler, P/O Fairs, Auntie Lizzie, Sir William Goodenough, Toscanini, BBC 26 May 1937

  • Mrs Pegg, Mrs Catton, John Pegg, Harry Catton, Empire Air Day, general coal strike averted, bus strike 27 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • Commander Croxford, Mollie, York, S/Ldr Brown, Richmond cinema, 'Coronation,' Freddy Bartholomew, Jack Cooker 28 May 1937. This item is restricted.

  • notes on lecture by Sir William Goodenough, BBC 26 May 1937

  • news clipping the Radio times dated 21 May 1937 headline "Toscanini conducts Carleton Smith, the well known American music critic and broadcaster." underlined in blue and red pencil. Reverse headline "The Appin Murder; by William Roughead"

  • carbon copy Empire Air Day programme for Catterick 29 May 1937

  • printed Empire Air Day programme for Catterick uncited, undated, listing participants S/Ldr Adams, F/O Wallace, P/O MacDonald, P/O Roulston, P/O Strong, Sgt Nelson, Sgt Shipman, Sgt Bennions, Sgt Sayers, F/O Yorke, P/O Derbyshire, P/O Press, F/Lt Pakenham, F/Lt Watts

  • news clipping the Radio Times dated 28 May 1937 headline "The Derby on Wednesday," Reverse headline "Re me" by Ronald Frankau"

  • Empire Air Day 29 May 1937

  • Smith and Nephew's factory Hull 30 May 1937

  • Cpl Lee, Quinn, John Barker, P/O Bevan 31 May 1937

CreatorDr William Delano Walker
ControlAA 357/4/20/3
Date Range03 May, 1937  -  31 May, 1937
Quantity 1cm,    
FormatsNewspaper Clippings, Diaries, Indexes
Series AA357/04