| Description | Notebook kept by Sir Arthur Longmore regarding his work, travels and site visits for the IWGC in the Eastern Region, encompassing Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, India, Pakistan and the Middle East. Main topics include: home and overseas visits to cemeteries; attendance at ceremonies; comments on work of Commission agencies and staff; and on design and maintenance of Commission cemeteries; military graves in civil cemeteries and public memorials; opinions and impressions re journeys; ceremonies and people. Includes a small number of rough sketches of sites. |
| Content Note | Volume one of a four volume set - Volumes 1: "IWGC East 46-47"; 16 Nov. 1946 - 3 Mar. 1947 (Australia; New Zealand; South East Asia; India; Pakistan; Middle East). Vol. 2: "IWGC 1948"; 27 Dec. 1947 - 17 Sep. 1952 (UK; Turkey; North Africa). Vol. 3: "IWGC 1951 - 30.4.54"; 23 Sep. 1951 - 26 Apr. 1954 (Malta; Italy; Greece; France). Vol. 4: "IWGC 1.5.54 to 1.5.61"; 1 May 1954 - 14 Apr. 1961 (UK; North Africa; Sri Lanka; Australia; New Zealand; South East Asia; Southern and East Africa; Italy). |