| Collection | Queen's Own Buffs: The Royal Kent Regiment Collection |
| Description | A collection of correspondence between Major Niels Derek Poulsen of the Buffs and various others:
Letters between Poulsen and the Lord Chancellor concerning the use of Chinese characters for Queen during Queen Elizabeth II's visit to China in 1986, accompanied by a cutting from The Times.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Letters congratulating Poulsen on his MBE in 1955 from Sir Charles Loewen, Mark Henniker, Sir Geoffrey Bourne, Pat Hart and Jan Ghim-Kheng.
Letters from John Ellen and Bill Syers thanking Poulsen from his service on his leaving the Special Branch in 1961.
Letters from Colonel I.R. Ferguson, Mervyn Butler and Sir Anthony Read agreeing to supply a reference to the Colonial office for Poulsen in 1959, and a letter of reference from Major General V. Boucher, Colonel of the Buffs.
Letters of reference from T.A. Buchanan and Major A.B. Stretton to the Colonial Office in 1950.
Handwritten letters home to his mother 1940-1946, from the Gambia, the Middle East, India, Burma and England, including a letter describing a visit from Princess Marie Louise. (Some terms used in these letters reflect contemporary attitudes and language used during the period. These items do not reflect the views or opinions of the University of Kent, Special Collections & Archives or our staff. We apologise for any offence that these terms may cause.)
Copy of letter from the Air Ministry informing Mrs. Poulsen that as her son Alfred H. Poulsen has not been found since he was reported missing he has been assumed dead.
Photocopies of letters from Poulsen and the Air Ministry concerning Alfred Poulsen's disappearance. |
| Related Organisation | Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) |