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First World War (1914-1918)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1505 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 18 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/65-66
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on his offer to send a brigade of the Naval Division and armoured cars to the Army in France. [Hand-written copy, unsigned].

Dates: 18 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/72
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on the use of the naval battalions and armoured cars by the Army in France. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 19 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 20 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/86
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on sending an advance party of troops from Egypt to the Dardanelles. WSC also asks if a "good General" could be sent there to cut off the enemy retreat, and suggests Major-General Aylmer Hunter-Weston.

Dates: 20 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/94-96
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Letter from Colonel Thomas Bridges, British Military Mission with the Belgian Army, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the military situation, including suggesting the use of a dummy Fleet to draw fire, explaining that motor boats and armoured cars had no use in the present siege war, and commending various officers.

Dates: 22 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/122
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Letter from Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State or War, to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on the transport of troops to the Dardanelles, including orders for the 29th Division, and whether to send a French division to Lemnos.

Dates: 27 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/47/127
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Letter from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], sending a message to be forwarded to the Grand Duke Nicholas [Russian Minister of War], on the progress of the attack on the Dardanelles. WSC suggests that the Russian Black Sea Fleet should prepare to come to the entrance of the Bosphorus, with any troops that could be spared. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 27 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/24-25
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on fixing a date for the military attack on the Dardanelles, and approving the choice of General Sir Ian Hamilton as Commander-in-Chief. [Typescript copy; further copy at CHAR 13/48/30-32].

Dates: 04 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/29-32
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on fixing a date for the attack on the Dardanelles, and also approving the choice of General Sir Ian Hamilton as Commander-in-Chief. Includes forwarding note from WSC to the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later 1st Lord Oxford and Asquith] and Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary]. [Typescript copy; further copy at CHAR 13/48/24-25].

Dates: 04 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/37
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Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary], stating that Eleutherios Venizelos [Prime Minister of Greece] should be told that the Royal Navy intended to force the Dardanelles without military assistance. If so, the Turks on the Gallipoli peninsula would be cut off and could be reduced at leisure, and Greek military movements should be decided in relation to these facts. [Hand-written, initialled by WSC, annotated "not sent"].

Dates: 04 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/41-45
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener [Secretary of State for War], on the transport of troops from Egypt to the Dardanelles, and the results for reinforcements for India and Iraq. WSC also mentions the claims of Russia on Constantinople [later Istanbul, Turkey] and progress in attacks on forts in the Dardanelles. [2 copies].

Dates: 06 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/53-57
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Letter from General Sir John French [Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Forces in France, later 1st Lord Ypres], Head-Quarters, British Army to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], on naval support for a forthcoming attack.

Dates: 09 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/67-68
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Telegram from Grand Duke Nicholas [Russian Minister of War] to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the actions of the Russian Black Sea Fleet against a Turkish port, and the Fleet's readiness to work with the Allies at the Dardanelles; includes covering note. [Typescript copy. See CHAR 13/48/77 for covering letter].

Dates: 11 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/74-75
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Letter from Frederick Butler [Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Colonies] to James Masterton-Smith [Private Secretary to WSC], on the concerns of the Australian Government at the detention of Australian transports for special service at the Dardanelles.

Dates: 11 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/76
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Letter from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith] on the importance of General Sir Ian Hamilton [Commander, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force] getting to Lemnos [Greece] at the earliest possible moment, as naval operations [at the Dardanelles] might depend on military assistance at any time. [Hand-written copy].

Dates: 11 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/77
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Letter from Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, to WSC, sending on a copy of a telegram from the Grand Duke Nicholas [Russian War Minister] on the Dardanelles [see CHAR 13/48/67-68], and stating that he wished that the Russian Army would "play up a bit", as they seemed to do nothing but complain about the number of Germans in front of them.

Dates: 11 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/78-79
Scope and Contents Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Grand Duke Nicholas [Russian Minister of War], on the progress of naval operations in the Dardanelles. WSC also expresses satisfaction that the Russian Fleet would be watching the mouth of the Bosphorus to prevent the escape of Turkish and German ships, and would be ready to attack Turkish forts. [Hand-written copy, initialled by WSC; typescript copy at CHAR 13/48/87. Includes covering note from Edward Marsh [Private Secretary to WSC] to the...
Dates: 12 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/80
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Letter from Field Marshal 1st Lord Kitchener, Secretary of State for War, to WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty], reporting that General Sir Ian Hamilton [Commander, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force] would not be able to leave for the Dardanelles, until they had "studied the situation with which he may be confronted".

Dates: 12 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/48/87
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Grand Duke Nicholas [Russian Minister of War], on the progress of naval operations in the Dardanelles. WSC also expresses satisfaction that the Russian Fleet would be watching the mouth of the Bosphorus to prevent the escape of Turkish and German ships, and would be ready to attack Turkish forts. [Typescript copy of CHAR 13/48/78-79].

Dates: 13 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/52
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Telegram from French naval Attache, Admiralty, London to Ministry of Marine, Paris, confirming that the Admiralty had not approved proposed operations at Alexandretta [typescript copy].

Dates: 22 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/53
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Telegram from C. in C., East Indies, Admiral Sir Richard Peirse to Admiralty, reporting sighting of 30,000 Turkish troops at Biressabba, by seaplane [typescript copy].

Dates: 22 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 25 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/54
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Telegram from French Naval Attache, Admiralty to Ministry of Marine, Paris, on naval co-operation in the Mediterranean [typescript copy].

Dates: 25 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/55
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Telegram from Port Said to Admiralty, on Turkish troop dispositions in Egypt [typescript copy].

Dates: 26 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Feb 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/56
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Telegram from British Embassy, Athens to Foreign Office, stating that the sole object of Turkish military activity in Egypt was to detain British troops there [typescript copy].

Dates: 26 Feb 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/57
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Telegram from French Naval Attache, Admiralty, London to Ministry of Marine, Paris, stating that the C. in C., East Indies, Admiral Sir Richard Peirse had been given orders to proceed to the Aegean, where he would be given two battleships for bombardment of Smyrna [typescript].

Dates: 03 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/67/58
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Telegram from G.O.C., Egypt to War Office, advising against maintaining base at Lemnos, stating that troops could be sent directly to the Dardanelles from Alexandria, where there were good facilities [typescript copy].

Dates: 12 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open