(Untitled), 20 Dec 1915

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/68/34-35

Scope and Contents

Letter from J L Garvin (9 Greville Place, [London]) to WSC assuring him that his luck will turn and comparing WSC's forthcoming military service in Belgium with that of his ancestor John Churchill [later 1st Duke of Marlborough]. Considers: the political prospects of Herbert Asquith [later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] and David Lloyd George [with particular reference to the issue of conscription]; the situation on the eastern front and the vital importance of holding Salonika [Greece]; the evacuation of the ANZAC troops.

Dates

Creation: 20 Dec 1915

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