SZ/OEMU/19/1/11 - [Letter, E.A. Carmichael to R.E. Stradling, 23/4/41]

Reference code

SZ/OEMU/19/1/11

Level of description

Item

Title

[Letter, E.A. Carmichael to R.E. Stradling, 23/4/41]

Date/s

1941

Quantity & Format

2 leaves Letters (typescript)

Creator

Carmichael, Edward Arnold,

Creator

Stradling, Reginald Edward

Administrative/Biographical history

recipient

Scope and content

SZ and Bernal are asked to supply information and statistics on soldiers who may have broken their necks as a result of blast. It is thought that the helmet is thrown backwards from the head, and the chin strap pulls on the neck. A release mechanism may need to be considered.

SZ - Zuckerman Archive
- SZ/OEMU - Ministry of Home Security, Oxford Extra-Mural Unit
  - SZ/OEMU/19 - [Medical Research Council. Military Personnel Research Committee. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets]
    - SZ/OEMU/19/1 - [MRC. MPRC. Sub-Committee on Body Armour and Steel Helmets: correspondence]
      - SZ/OEMU/19/1/11 - [Letter, E.A. Carmichael to R.E. Stradling, 23/4/41]

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