Royal Navy
Found in 179 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 02 Mar 1912 - 05 Mar 1912
(Untitled), 26 Feb 1913
Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to an unidentified correspondent on Air Expenditure. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 18 Sep 1913
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Naval Secretary, Admiralty [Rear-Admiral Dudley de Chair] on his intention to mark the development of the Naval Air Service by further promotion of flying officers. WSC suggests that all Lieutenants commanding squadrons be given the seniority to wear the half-stripe of an 8-year Lieutenant, and that two of the more senior flying officers should be promoted to Commander. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 07 Mar 1914
(Untitled), 15 Apr 1942
(Untitled), 19 Apr 1942
(Untitled), 19 Apr 1942
(Untitled), 27 Apr 1942
Telegram from WSC to the Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin] regarding the naval position in the Far East: describes ship movements and losses between 4 April and 9 April resulting from Japanese raids on Colombo [Ceylon, later Sri Lanka] and Trincomalee [Ceylon]; comments on the relative strengths of Britain, the United States and Japan in aircraft carriers, aircraft and personnel; comments on future policy on the Eastern Fleet.
(Untitled), 27 Apr 1942
Telegram from General Sir Archibald Wavell [Commander- in-Chief, India] to WSC outlining the situation in India, Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and Burma [later Myanmar]: comments on air strength; comments on the naval situation; comments on the defence of Ceylon; comments on difficulties in Burma and implications with regard to China; "Our tails are well up but not wagging very much as yet.".
(Untitled), 29 Apr 1942
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943
(Untitled), 01 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943
(Untitled), 02 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1939 - 31 Oct 1939
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1939 - 30 Nov 1939
(Untitled), 01 Dec 1939 - 31 Dec 1939
(Untitled), Jan 1940
(Untitled), Feb 1940
(Untitled), Mar 1940
(Untitled), 01 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941
(Untitled), 01 Jul 1941 - 30 Jul 1941
(Untitled), 10 Nov 1911
(Untitled), 28 Jul 1914
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] on ship dispositions, also on the protection of magazines and oil tanks from "evilly disposed persons" and attacks by aircraft. [Typescript, initialled by WSC, and annotated by Battenberg].
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1914
Telegram from Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on the desirability of a sweep southward by the Grand Fleet in conjunction with a seaplane operation, as the German fleet was concentrated at Wilhelmshaven [Germany] and their cruisers and battle cruisers were active. [Carbon].