Armed forces
Found in 179 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [1913]
Minute by WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] on the defence of the East Coast of Britain, pointing out the inadequacy of 4 cruisers, 74 destroyers and torpedo boats and 18 submarines for maintaining a regular patrol and outlining measures to improve the effectiveness of the coast watch, including the use of territorial forces and aerial squadrons. [Carbon].
(Untitled), [Mar] [1914]
Draft of speech [by WSC] to the House of Commons on the Naval Estimates, particularly on oil, praising the efforts of the Royal Commission on Liquid Fuel, and on naval aviation, stating that Britain was well behind Germany in airship design and construction. [Carbon copy].
(Untitled), 07 Mar 1914
(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), 16 Dec 1935
Letter from Vice-Admiral Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy, to WSC, on defence of warships against air attack.
(Untitled), 07 Dec 1912
Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Prince Louis of Battenberg [1st Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven], on naval aviation, suggesting that it should be the responsibility of the 2nd Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 02 Mar 1912 - 05 Mar 1912
(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), 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].
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1914
Telegram from the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], to Admiralty, on the proposed southward sweep by the Grand Fleet, stating that it would be unwise to move the Fleet in conjunction with a seaplane operation. [Carbon].
(Untitled), 10 Nov 1911
(Untitled), 10 Nov 1911
(Untitled), 29 Jun 1945
Cabinet memorandum by Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir John Anderson, later 1st Lord Waverley] on man-power in the second half of 1945, including as an appendix a memorandum by the Minister of Labour and National Service [R A Butler].
(Untitled), Jun 1945
"Table 1" giving the "estimated strengths of imperial armed forces (white troops)" at approximately 1 May or 1 June 1945 and analysing the imperial army and air force by theatre at approximately 1 June 1945.
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Fleet Air Arm Operations Against Taranto [Italy] on 11th November 1940", reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from individuals including Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean (16 January 1941) and [Denis] Boyd, Commanding Officer, HMS Illustrious (13 November 1940), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), [1947]
Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Sinking of the German Battleship Bismarck on 27th May, 1941" reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleet (5 July), and Vice-Admiral James Somerville, Flag Officer Commanding Force H (4 June), with an appendix and later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), [1948]
(Untitled), 1946
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in Eastern Theatre, based on India from March 1942 to December 31, 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 September 1943, covering Burma [later Myanmar], the defence of India, internal Indian matters, air matters and naval operations. [annotated; flagged "B"].
(Untitled), [1946]
(Untitled), 1947
Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, 1943-1946, [1st Lord] Mountbatten of Burma [then Viceroy of India], dated 30 July 1947, with sections on strategy and operations, civil affairs in Burma [later Myanmar], post-Japanese surrender tasks, conclusions, and appendices, annexures, and a map tucked into the back flap. [flagged "C"] Manuscript dedication from Mountbatten to WSC on back of front cover.
(Untitled), 17 Sep 1944
(Untitled), 06 Jun 1940
Draft minute from WSC to 1st Sea Lord [Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound] and copied to First Lord [of the Admiralty, A V Alexander, later 1st Lord Alexander of Hillsborough] insisting that Operation Paul [mining of Scandinavian shipping channels to prevent ore being exported to Germany] go ahead in some form; suggests aerodromes at "Bardufoss" and "Skaanland" [both Norway] be bombed.