First World War (1914-1918)
Found in 1497 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 08 Dec 1915
Letter from WSC (General Headquarters, British Army in the Field [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his time with the army as "pleasant & peaceful", reports that he has inspected trenches at Nieuwpoort and Ostende [Belgium] and visited the battlefield at Carency [France] and that he is relieved that he is not associated with the present actions of the Government. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 23 Jan 1916 [23 Feb 1916]
Letter from WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is looking forward to returning home and discusses the effect of the cold weather on fighting in the trenches. Envelope present. Note that although the letter is dated 23 January 1916, context suggests it is 23 February 1916.
(Untitled), 04 Apr 1916
Letter from WSC (6th Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses his decision to return from France, says that he enjoys being in the trenches and intends to speak to Arthur Balfour. Envelope present.
Untitled (Thessaly and Macedonia, British School at Athens), 1913-1917
Various correspondence, 1912 - 1914
Vol. 1 Westminster Gazette and elsewhere, 1914-09-01 - 1915-06-25
Wartime articles kept by A.H.P.'s secretary.
Vol. 2 Westminster Gazette and elsewhere, 1914-08-08 - 1916-06-04
Wartime articles kept by A.H.P.'s secretary.
Vol. 3, 1915-04-18 - 1916-04-02
Wartime articles kept by A.H.P.'s secretary.
Vol. 4. Battle of Jutland, 1916-05-27 - 1916-12-26
Wartime articles kept by A.H.P.'s secretary.
Vol. 5, 1918-03-10 - 1920-10-31
Wartime articles kept by A.H.P.'s secretary.
Walter Neill: Correspondence and papers
Letters written by WN to friends and family from the Far East, Germany and Holland whilst interned during the First World War; notes describing the riots in Hankow, 1927; photographs of China.
War, 1914 - 1915
Official papers on the First World War, including: telegram announcing the outbreak of war; proclamation by King George V on trading with the enemy; printed despatch on the rupture of relations with Germany; letter from the captain of HMS Glasgow to MAR on sailing south for the Battle of the Falkland Islands; letter from Sir Edward Grey [Foreign Secretary] to MAR officially passing on the thanks of the Admiralty to him for his help to the Navy.
War Service, 1917 - 1945
"Wearing soldier's shrapnel helmet", 1916-02-11
Photo shows WSC wearing a mackintosh and Sam Browne belt and metal helmet.
"With Channel Cruiser Squadron", 1914 - 1915
"With Grenadiers in France, 1916", 1915-12-05
World War 1 and aftermath, 1912 - 1949
The collection includes: letters collected by Leslie while working on the biography of Beatty, notes by him, and extracts from a diary, and his manuscript and typescript drafts; letters dealing both with the production of "The Epic of Jutland" and its reception; and letters from Beatty to Eugenie Godfrey Faussett.
World War I, 1916 - 1921
Photographs relating to the Battle of Jutland and correspondence on Fawcett's account of the battle.
World War I, 1916 - 1968
Includes typescript of memoir of service in 2nd Battalion HAC in France and Italy 1916-18; correspondence with Chief Postal Censor about transmission of manuscript 1917; commission as 2nd Lieutenant, The Dorsetshire Regiment, 15 Aug 1918; Trench Map, sheet 57B North-East, near Le Cateau 29 Sep 1918; French Identity Card; demobilization papers 1919-20; envelope of French Ration Cards (undated); typescript of draft of HMS's contribution to "Promise of Greatness" (Cassell, 1968).
World War I, 1918
Photographs of the entire captured German Fleet at Scapa Flow, taken by [Midshipman] Charles Terry on the day before the Fleet was scuttled.
World War I: nursing, 1914-09 - 1914-11
Letters from Nellie Hozier [later Nellie Romilly] to her mother Lady Blanche Hozier and to Clementine while on active service, nursing in the hospital in Mons [Belgium] as a prisoner-of-war. Also includes a letter from Lady Blanche to Mrs Cazelet begging for funds for the hospital.