96/05

MS Shelf: 
GEV
MS Date: 
1829 - 1987
MS Extent: 
8 files
MS File list: 
Available at KCAL
MS Historical note: 

Leslie Eugene Gevisser (1920-1987) was a member of a well-known Jewish family in Durban. He joined the Royal Durban Light Infantry in 1940 and was sent with his unit to North Africa where he served until his capture there in 1942. He spent the remainder of World War II as a prisoner-of-war in Italy and Germany

MS Title: 
Leslie Eugene Gevisser papers
MS Scope and Content: 

The collection comprises photocopies of his diaries, letters and reminiscences during the war.

MS Provenance: 
Copied from original material loaned by the widow of Leslie Gevisser, Mrs V Gevisser
MS Local system number: 
KCAL298230
MS Physical description: 
photocopies of manuscripts, typescripts

Manuscript Inventory:

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