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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Archibald, James Montgomery, 1920-1983
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Dates of existence
1920-1983
History
Archibald, James Montgomery, son of Brig. Gordon King Archibald DSO, of Twickenham, and Helen, d. of Edward Hutton of Manchester; b. 3 Apr. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (G); left July 1937; Merton Coll. Oxf., matric. 1938, BA 1950, MA; fenced against Cambridge 1939; seconded to War Office as petroleum adviser 1939; RASC 1940-7 (Lieut.-Col.), despatches (N. Africa) Nov. 1943, served in Yugoslavia with Lieut.-Col. F. W. D. Deakin (qv); MBE (Italy) Dec. 1945; assigned to Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. in Switzerland 1947-50; founder, chairman and man. dir. of James Archibald & Associates Ltd; joint chairman Nat. Music Council of Great Britain,; hon. Fellow Trin. Coll. of Music, Lond.; FRAI, FRSA; worked at Pinewood Studios and Denham laboratories 1950-6; made many documentary films for industry, music and the arts; Freeman City of London 1958; member of Court, Worshipful Company of Bowyers, Liveryman Worshipful Company of Musicians; m. 22 Sept. 1956 Sheila Elizabeth Maud, d. of John Henry Stafford; d. 25 July 1983.
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GB 2014
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Full
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992