Romaine, William Govett, 1815-1893 (lawyer and civil servant)
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Dates
- Existence: 1815 - 1893
Biography
William Govett Romaine (1815-93), barrister and government official, was Deputy Judge-Advocate of the Army in the east at the time of the Crimean War, and afterwards Second Secretary of the Admiralty. In 1869 he was appointed Judge-Advocate-General in India, and from 1876 to 1879 he was a member of the Egyptian Conseil du Trésor and then English Comptroller-General of finances under the joint control of Egypt. For this lengthy period of official service he was awarded nothing higher than a CB in 1857.
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From William Govett Romaine, Judge Advocate of the Army in the East, to Alexander Kinglake [camp before Sebastopol], 28 Dec. 1854
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8812/67
Scope and Contents
Lord Raglan is anxious for news of Kinglake; did not realise he might be 'ill en route'; Romaine will help anyone who comes with an introduction from Kinglake, especially Kinglake's friend; S.C. Deniston, Judge Advocate General, London, sent his brother on the same errand; Airey approves Romaine's scheme for distribution of goods: chief virtue is that commissaries have nothing to do with it; men from trenches have had to walk 20 miles to Balaclava to bring salt and biscuit; railway will not...
Dates:
28 Dec. 1854
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