Military equipment
Found in 1412 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 18 Dec 1913
Letter from WSC to the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] on the naval building programme, expressing his loyalty to Asquith, and his "conviction of your superior judgement and superior record on naval matters", and stating that he would go to all possible lengths to prevent disagreement in the Cabinet, but that "no reduction or postponement beyond the year of the four ships is possible to me". [Manuscript copy in letter book].
(Untitled), 25 Dec 1913
Letter from WSC to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], urging him to support the naval building programme. [Manuscript copy in letter book].
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1913
Letter from WSC to Prince Louis of Battenberg [later 1st Lord Milford Haven], 1st Sea Lord, on paper by the Chancellor of the Exchequer [David Lloyd George] proposing a reduction in the naval building programme, stating that he could not remain responsible if the declared programme of four ships were cut down. [Manuscript copy in letter book].
(Untitled), 01 Oct 1944
Telegram from WSC to General Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" asking Alexander if he has any use for a CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade, which greatly impressed WSC but may have to be disbanded.
(Untitled), 03 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Sir Harold Alexander [late Lord Alexander of Tunis] to WSC marked "Personal" stating that he will be happy to take the CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade and also requesting a full compliment of Churchill tanks to follow.
(Untitled), 04 Oct 1944
Telegram from General Dwight Eisenhower [Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force in Western Europe, United States Army] to WSC marked "Top Secret" stating that he will be unable to utilise the CDL tank [one which when used at night blinds the enemy with a powerful searchlight, thus hiding advancing gun tanks] brigade and suggesting the personnel are used as reinforcements for Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery [Commander 21st Army Group].
(Untitled), 18 Apr 1945
Letter from WSC (10 Downing Street) to John Winant [United States Ambassador in London] marked "copy" referring to paragraph 2 of his letter of today and stating that "We should certainly not stand by and see them destroyed like vermin if they sought our shelter, even though they are but a King and Queen" [carbon].
(Untitled), 01 Jun 1945
Letter from WSC to Queen Elisabeth of Belgium thanking her for her very friendly message and recalling the "shining example set by your Majesty and King Albert to Belgium and to the world throughout the first World War." [carbon].
(Untitled), 18 Jun 1945
(Untitled), 21 Nov 1944
Telegram from WSC to Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Personal and Top Secret" expressing concern at the reorganisation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] as a "Carrier Regiment to lift infantry" and asking if it is possible to suspend this change.
(Untitled), 22 Nov 1944
Telegram from Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander [later Lord Alexander of Tunis, Commander of the Allied Armies in Italy] marked "Top Secret and Personal" stating that he had no intention of lowering the status of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars [of whom WSC is Colonel] by converting their tanks into infantry carriers and that this is not a permanent change. Copy.
(Untitled), [1877]
(Untitled), [Jun] [1877]
(Untitled), 19 Apr [1876]
(Untitled), [1876]
(Untitled), [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill]([Paris, France]) to [Lord Randolph Churchill] including: her journey; an apology about his medicine; and a request to hear the result of the interview between HRH [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales] and [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough].
(Untitled), [1876]
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1876
(Untitled), 04 Jan 1887
(Untitled), 30 Jun 1911
Copy of a letter from WSC (Home Office) to [Lord] Northcliffe [earlier Sir Alfred Harmsworth] marked secret in which he says that he would like to discuss "the King's libel action" with him [Edward Mylius was prosecuted for criminal libel on King George V] as press coverage of the story is important.
(Untitled), 20 Apr [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she discusses a letter from [John, 7th Duke of Marlborough] and the likelihood that [Lord] Blandford [later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough] will digrace the family over his quarrel with HRH [Albert Edward, Prince of Wales]; describes an "insolent and disgusting" letter from [5th Lord] Hardwicke; and asks him to return, commenting "do for Heaven's sake let's go through them [their troubles] together".
(Untitled), 21 Apr [1876]
Letter from [Lady Randolph Churchill] to [Lord Randolph Churchill] in which she expresses regret about a letter she had written to him and discusses his reply to a letter from [5th Lord Hardwicke] and the possibility that [Benjamin] Disraeli [later Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Hughendon] might see Queen [Victoria about Albert Edward, Prince of Wales' quarrel with Lord Blandford, later George, 8th Duke of Marlborough].
(Untitled), 20 Dec 1871
(Untitled), [1876]
(Untitled), c 1894
Letter from Albert Edward [Prince of Wales](Marlborough House [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill in which he comments on a letter which she has written in response to his advice about her marriage [to George Cornwallis-West], asserts that he has "said nothing behind your back that I have not said to your face" and urges her to think carefully.