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First World War (1914-1918)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1504 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 12 Sep 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/203/20
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Letter from Admiral Sir Roger Keyes [later 1st Lord Keyes] (Tingewick House, Buckinghamshire) to WSC describing how he argues in his account of the Dardanelles campaign that a battle to force the Narrows would have resulted in victory for the Allies and mentioning that he is staying with Vice-Admiral Harry Godfrey, who is a supporter of his and WSC's.

Dates: 12 Sep 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 05 Nov 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/203/21-22
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Letter from Admiral Sir Roger Keyes [later 1st Lord Keyes] (Tingewick House, Buckinghamshire) to WSC asking him to read his chapters on the Dardanelles campaign, reporting that Butterworth & Co have agreed to publish his naval memoirs in two volumes and asking WSC to help him "to put that old villain [Lord Fisher, earlier Sir John Fisher] in his proper place in history".

Dates: 05 Nov 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 14 Oct 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/203/23
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Letter from Admiral Sir Roger Keyes [later 1st Lord Keyes] (Tingewick House, Buckinghamshire) to WSC describing the next two chapters in his account of the Dardanelles campaign which cover WSC's efforts to get Rear-Admiral John de Robeck to adhere to the naval attack.

Dates: 14 Oct 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 29 Dec 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/203/31-33
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Letter from [WSC] to Admiral Sir Roger Keyes [later 1st Lord Keyes] giving detailed suggestions as to how he should treat the resignation of Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] in his account of theDardanelles campaign. Carbon typescript copy.

Dates: 29 Dec 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 24 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/29/154-155
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Minute from Major-General Sir George Aston, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, reporting on the activities of the Naval Division in Belgium and France. [Carbon].

Dates: 24 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/29/159-162
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Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Ollivant (Dunkirk [France]) to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, reporting on the activities of the Royal Naval Division in France and Belgium. [Carbon].

Dates: 28 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/29/166-169
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Admiralty statement on the work of the Royal Naval Division in the defence of Antwerp [Belgium]. [Carbon].

Dates: 10 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/206
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles to Admiralty, report on naval and military operations [typescript copy].

Dates: 07 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 11 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/207-209
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles to Admiralty, report on steps taken to protect the Fleet from German submarines [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/210
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Telegram from C. in C., East Indies, Port Said, to Admiralty, on possible location of German oil store for submarines [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/211
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Telegram from Admiral Superintendent, Malta to Admiralty, report on hostile submarines operating in the Eastern Mediterranean [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/212
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Telegram from Admiral Superintendent, Malta to Admiralty, on search for German submarine off Malta [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/213
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to General Sir Ian Hamilton, praising the Army's achievements in the Gallipoli Landings and reporting that a further Army Corps would be sent out to him as requested [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/214
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, hoping that he would not be discouraged by the recall of HMS "Queen Elizabeth". Stating that the two Monitors that were being sent out could go anywhere, and were the last word in bombarding vessels. "I am determined to support you and the army in every way to the end of your task and I am quit sure that the result will amply repay the sacrifices and anxieties" [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/215-216
Scope and Contents Telegram from Admiralty to Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, reporting that two more infantry divisions were to be sent out, and that the presence of German submarines in Turkish waters made it undesirable to expose "Queen Elizabeth", which was to sail for home at once with all despatch and utmost secrecy. and that instead he would have the older battleships "Exmouth" and "Venerable", and that the two new Monitors "Admiral Farragut" and "Stonewall Jackson" would be sent out before...
Dates: 12 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/217
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Telegram from French Ministry of Marine, Paris to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, thanks for praise of Rear-Admiral Guepratte. Stating that because of the increase of the French Fleet in the Dardanelles they were putting the French forces under Vice-Admiral Nicol, promoted from today, and therefore junior to the British Vice Admiral John De Robeck [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/218
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck to Admiralty, reporting loss of HMS "Goliath", attacked by Destroyers and sunk by two torpedoes [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/219
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Vice-Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles. Stating that the moment for an independent Naval attempt to force the Narrows had passed and would not arise again, and that his role was to support the Army "in its costly but sure advance" [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/220
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Major-General Archibald Paris, Naval Division, Gallipoli, stating that officer casualties should be filled by promotion from lower ranks and from the ranks [typescript copy].

Dates: 13 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/223
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Telegram from Vice Admiral John De Robeck, Dardanelles, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, appreciating need to withdraw HMS "Queen Elizabeth" and to alter the composition of his squadron, urgently requesting submarines for the Sea of Marmora and more River Class destroyers to deal with enemy submarines [typescript copy].

Dates: 14 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/224
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Admiralty telegram from WSC to Major General [Archibald] Paris with instructions for the retrieval of rifles from dead and wounded men "We are literally at the end of our store of charger loading rifles".Carbon typescript.

Dates: 14 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/225
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck to Admiralty, reporting that HMS "Queen Elizabeth" would leave for Britain on 15 May, and that he was transferring his flag temporarily to HMS "Dublin" [typescript copy].

Dates: 14 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/226
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck to Admiralty, on possibility of decisive naval action in the Dardanelles, stating that he had never contemplated taking such action without first obtaining Admiralty sanction [typescript copy].

Dates: 14 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 14 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/227
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Telegram from French Ministry of Marine to French Naval Attache, Admiralty, London, reporting that three French battleships were at the Dardanelles, and that three more would arrive shortly [typescript copy].

Dates: 14 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 13 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/65/228-229
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Telegram from Vice-Admiral John De Robeck to Admiralty, on activities of the submarine E.14 in the Dardanelles, commending the Captain, Lt-Cdr Edward Boyle, with Admiralty note that the King had approved the award of the Victoria Cross to Boyle, and the DSC to Lt E G Stanley and Acting Lt R W Lawrence [typescript copy].

Dates: 13 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open