Capt. John Percy Litt, RAMC (1887-1947)

Army Book 439 of J P Litt, 1914-1921

Confidential reports by commanding officers, Jan 1919, Jan 1920, Oct 1920

Pass, with photograph of Litt, issued by the British High Commission Constantinople, 20 Nov 1920, for journey to the UK on duty

Photograph album: Chanak [Çanakkale], Dardanelles, Sep 1922-Sep 1923; Batoum, Caucasus, Summer 1920, including group photos with colleagues

Head and shoulders photograph of Litt in uniform

Letter from David T Richardson, Director of Hygiene, War Office, 14 Jun 1945 on the occasion of Litt's release from duty thanking him for 'loyal help you have given me'

1914-1945

1 File

These items were given to the library at Wellcome Collection in January 2007 by Col Litt's daughter, Mrs S A Porter.

2 Jul 1887 Born in Bolton Lancashire

Obtained MB ChB and MD at Edinburgh, and Diploma in Public Health at Liverpool

Sep 1914 Joined RAMC

1915 Mediterranean Expeditionary Force

1915-1918 Salonika (Special Sanitary Officer)

Jul 1917 Mentioned in despatches

1918-1920 Black Sea

Oct 1918 Chevalier of the Greek Order of the Redeemer

1922-1923 Constantinople

Oct 1923 Retired with rank of Major

Apr 1940 Rejoined

Aug 1945 Retired with honorary rank of Colonel