Royal Navy
Found in 1960 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 18 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles to Admiralty, reporting that Submarine E.14 would attempt passage of the Straits on the first favourable day [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 19 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles to Admiralty, reporting meeting of all principal officers, which decided that operations would start on Friday 23 April, weather permitting [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 19 Apr 1915
(Untitled), 20 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, to Admiralty. on Turkish attempts to salvage the British submarine E.15 on Kephez Point, praising the work of Lt-Cdr Eric Robinson, who attempted to destroy the submarine, recommending his promotion to Commander [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 23 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, to Admiralty, reporting that the weather had improved sufficiently for transports, tugs and lighters to leave Mudros, and that the attack would start before dawn on 25 Apr [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, to Admiralty, reporting that operations had commenced and the weather was favourable [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 26 Apr 1915
Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, to Admiralty, account of Gallipoli landings on 25 Apr [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 24 Aug 1914
Report by Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, on escorting transports in the Pacific. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Sep 1914
Report by Admiral Sir Henry Jackson, on the execution of the programme of the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] in the Pacific. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1914
Letter from 1st Lord Crewe [Secretary of State for India, earlier Lord Houghton and Robert Crewe- Milnes] to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the use of HMS Weymouth to protect Bombay. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 27 Jul 1914
Telegram from the Admiralty on the possibility of war between Triple Alliance and Triple Entente powers, ordering naval commanders to be prepared to shadow possible hostile men of war, and consider dispositions of ships under their command. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 28 Jul 1914
Telegram from the Admiralty to the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir George Callaghan] ordering the First Fleet to leave Portland [Dorset] for Scapa Flow [Orkney Islands, Scotland] with the destination to be kept secret except to flag and commanding officers. Initialled by the 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and First Lord of the Admiralty [WSC]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 04 Aug 1914
Telegram from Admiralty to All Ships, stating that the War Telegram would be issued at midnight, authorising the commencement of hostilities against Germany and warning that German ships might open fire at any moment. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 12 Aug 1914
Telegram from Admiralty, to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on the dangers of a German landing supported by the High Sea Fleet. Initialled by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] and Prince Louis of Battenberg [1st Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 30 Oct 1914 - 31 Oct 1914
Minute by Vice-Admiral Sir Edmond Slade, advising against a bombardment of the sea face of the Dardanelles Forts [Turkey]. Also includes responses by WSC and Admiral of the Fleet 1st Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 31 Oct 1914
Telegram from Admiralty to all ships, with orders to commence hostilities against Turkey. Initialled by WSC. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 01 Nov 1914
Telegram from Admiralty to Vice-Admiral [Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable, ordering a bombardment of the Turkish forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles by British and French warships. Initialled by Vice-Admiral Sir [Frederick] Doveton Sturdee [Chief of Staff] and WSC. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 02 Nov 1914
Telegram from Admiral Arthur Limpus [Admiral Superintendent, Malta], to Admiralty, advising against a bombardment of Turkish forts in the entrance to the Dardanelles, recommending a land attack on the forts on the Asia side. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 03 Nov 1914
Telegram from Vice-Admiral [Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable to Admiralty, reporting on a demonstration bombardment of the Turkish forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 06 Nov 1914
Telegram from [Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable to the Admiralty, on the bombardment of Helles Fort in the Dardanelles [Turkey]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 08 Nov 1914
Telegram from [Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable, to Admiralty, giving the report of the Military Attache at the British Embassy, Constantinople [later Istanbul, Turkey] on the defences in the Dardanelles. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 12 Nov 1914
Telegram from [Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable, to Admiralty, reporting on methods of injuring the enemy in the Dardanelles, without undue risk or expenditure of ammunition. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 15 Nov 1914
Telegram from [Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable, to the Admiralty, on the bombardment of forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles [Turkey], and the prevention of steam coal and contraband entering the Dardanelles or Smyrna. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 16 Nov 1914
Minute from Chief Censor, War Office, to the Chief Censor, Admiralty [Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas Brownrigg], reporting a message intercepted by Cable Censors from Athens [Greece] to the Daily News, London, reporting the success of the British naval bombardment of the Dardanelles [Turkey]. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 17 Nov 1914
Telegram from [Vice-Admiral Sackville Carden], HMS Indefatigable to Admiralty, on methods of injuring the enemy in the Dardanelles [Turkey] without undue risk, or expenditure of ammunition. [Carbon].