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First World War (1914-1918)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1501 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 31 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/85
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Minute from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, agreeing to refer the question of Borkum to Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson, also on the Dardanelles [typescript copy].

Dates: 31 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/95
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Minute from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, on need to receive a full statement from the War Office on the action to be taken by the Army in the Dardanelles, concluding "We cannot go back now" [typescript copy].

Dates: 28 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/96
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Letter from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, sending two papers to WSC, on the Dardanelles [typescript copy].

Dates: 29 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Apr 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/112
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Extract from Letter from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on rumour that Gen Sir Ian Hamilton in the Dardanelles had carte blanche to send for more troops from Egypt.

Dates: 27 Apr 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/118-119
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Letter from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, on his resignation as 1st Sea Lord, due to opposition to WSC's policy on the Dardanelles [typescript copy].

Dates: 15 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 15 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/120
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Minute from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, offering his resignation as 1st Sea Lord "I find it increasingly difficult to adjust myself to the increasingly daily requirements of the Dardanelles to meet yr views - As you truly said yesterday I am in the position if continually veto-ing yr proposals", stating that he was leaving for Scotland to avoid all questioning [typescript copy].

Dates: 15 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 12 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/121
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Letter from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on his opposition to a Naval attack on thge Dardanelles without military support [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/57/122
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, statng that he would never put forward a plan to "rush" the Dardanelles, and that he agreed with the views expressed in Fisher's memo of 11 May. Stating that they were now "committed to one of the greatest amphibious enterprises of history. You are now committted . Comradeship, resource, firmness, patience all in the highest degree will be needed to carry the matter through to victory.....I beg...
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 13/57/123
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Letter from Admiral of the Fleet Lord Fisher, 1st Sea Lord, to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, sending formal memorandum setting out his views on the Dardanelles. [typescript copy].

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

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/58/16
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Admiralty memorandum - "Remarks by Admiral Air Arthur Wilson on G-11", the opinion expressed by the Defence Committee in 1903 that the Russian occupation of Constantinople [Istanbul], Turkey, would not fundamentally alter the strategic position in the Mediterranean [printed Cabinet Paper].

Dates: Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Apr 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/58/17
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Memorandum by WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on "unfavourable comment" on the alleged failure of the Admiralty to forsee the danger to which ships operating in the Dardanelles would be exposed from floating mines [printed, Cabinet Paper].

Dates: 24 Apr 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/58/20
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Minute by WSC, commenting on Admiralty despatches on Antwerp Operations, Oct 1914 [printed].

Dates: 29 Sep 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/58/23
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Cabinet Paper - Antwerp Operations - October 1914 [printed Oct 1915].

Dates: Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 04 Mar 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/62/11
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Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to C. in C,. The Nore, on need to send the three Monitors to the Mediterranean with all despatch [typescript copy].

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 13/62/12
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Telegram from Admiralty Press Bureau to Admiralty Chief Censor, on report by Central News correspondent, Dover, that a German submarine had been caught in anti-submarine nets in the Straits of Dover [typescript copy].

Dates: 04 Mar 1915
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 03 Sep 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/258/3-4
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Letter from Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes to WSC, asking if it was true that Asquith had wanted WSC to go out to the Dardanelles after he left the Admiralty in 1915.

Dates: 03 Sep 1936
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/7
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Telegram from Major-General Archibald Paris [General Officer Commanding Royal Naval Division] to WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty, on the defence of Antwerp [Belgium], including blocking the River Schelde. [Carbon].

Dates: 08 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/10
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Telegram from Admiralty to Major-General Archibald Paris [General Officer Commanding Royal Naval Division], on the defence of Antwerp [Belgium], ordering him to hold his position against artillery attacks. [Carbon].

Dates: 08 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/48
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Telegram from Rear-Admiral Horace Hood to Admiralty, on his bombardment of the Belgian coast in support of the Belgian Army. [Carbon].

Dates: 21 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/49
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Telegram from [Rear-Admiral Horace Hood] to Admiralty, on his bombardment of the Belgian coast in support of the Belgian Army, asking for a gunboat or scout, with at least 500 rounds of ammunition per gun. [Carbon].

Dates: 21 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 24 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/68
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Telegram from Calais [France] to Admiralty, reporting that there were 3000 wounded in the town, and that the state of affairs was "deplorable owing to total collapse of organisation"; also stating that 3000 more wounded were expected from the front. [Carbon].

Dates: 24 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 27 Oct 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/40/78
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Telegram from Rear-Admiral Horace Hood, to Admiralty, reporting on his support of the Army in Belgium. [Carbon].

Dates: 27 Oct 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 26 Dec 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/41/23
Scope and Contents Telegram from Sir Francis Bertie [British Ambassador to France], on a meeting between Paul Cambon [French Ambassador to Britain] and the French Minister of War, in which Cambon passed on a message about the importance that the British attached to the transfer of British troops to the extreme left of the Allied line. Bertie also reports on the view of General Joseph Joffre [Chief of French General Staff] on such a move, and Joffre's lack of confidence in British support, particularly from [?...
Dates: 26 Dec 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/41/29
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Telegram from Rear-Admiral Horace Hood to the Duty Captain, Admiralty, on his operations to support the Army in Belgium. [Carbon].

Dates: 22 Nov 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Sep 1914

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 13/41/91
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Telegram from the Admiralty to the French Ministry of Marine, Bordeaux [France], on plans to maintain aerial command of the area around Dunkirk. [Carbon].

Dates: 06 Sep 1914
Conditions Governing Access: Open