First World War (1914-1918)
Found in 1497 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 03 May 1915
Letter from Eleanor [Warrender] (Hotel du Chapeau Rouge, Dunkirk [France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she says that she has received a letter from Hugh [Warrender], expresses admiration for the conduct of members of the British army in the trenches and sympathy for Leonie [Lady Leslie] about Shane [Leslie's] nervous breakdown, reports on the German attacks on Dunkirk and on her work in a hospital. Envelope at CHAR 28/122/19.
(Untitled), 07 May [1915]
Letter from Hugh Warrender to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the progress of fighting on the Western Front, thanks her for intervening in attempting to find him a job and gives news of Eleanor [Warrender]. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 28 May 1915
Letter from Eleanor [Warrender](Hospital Temporaire "B" [France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she expresses concern for the safety of "Jack" [John S Churchill] and Hugh Frewen and describes her work in a hospital with those who have been wounded in the fighting.
(Untitled), 31 May 1915
Letter from Sir Philip Burne-Jones (41 Egerton Terrace [London]) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] in which he says that Lady Stafford has purchased one of his drawings and asks her whether she would tell her friends that several of his drawings are for sale in Selfridges. Illustrated with a drawing of a German officer.
(Untitled), 13 Jun 1915
Letter from Hugh Warrender to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: his pessimistic opinion about the likelihood of the Dardanelles expedition being successful; the deployment of troops in the trenches; bombing by the Germans; conditions in the trenches; and problems created by the lack of munitions. He encloses a sprig of rosemary [CHAR 28/122/31]. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 17 Aug [1915]
Letter from Hugh [Warrender](15th Battalion London Regiment, Civil Service Rifles, British Expeditionary Force) in which he expresses relief at having been given a rest from trench work; reports that he has met [General Lord] Rawlinson and Philip Sassoon and relates an anecdote about trench warfare.
(Untitled), 19 Sep 1915
Letter from Hugh Warrender ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for her letter; expresses pleasure at the news of Zeppelin raids of England as it will raise the profile of the war; and discusses confusion over government information about the supply of munitions and adequacy of recruiting. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 16 Oct 1915
Letter from Hugh Warrender (Field Post Office [France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sympathy for Clare [Sheridan] on the death of her husband [William Sheridan]. He comments on the sight of English soldiers lying dead outside the trenches and reports on an unsuccessful attack. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 20 Nov 1915
(Untitled), 03 Dec [1915]
Letter from Hugh Warrender ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: appreciation for WSC's speech; news that he is to return to the trenches; thanks for making him a scarf; a visit to the Ritz in Paris and his tiredness. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1915
Letter from Lionel Sackville (On active service [Dardanelles]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] including: shelling by the Turks; a meeting with "Jack" [John S Churchill]; and problems created by the bad weather. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 26 Dec 1915
Letter from Hugh [Warrender]([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for a pair of oilskin stockings, comments on the problems created by water in the trenches and asks how WSC has managed to reach the trenches so quickly "when the rest of us have to wait for months for it?" Envelope present.
(Untitled), 16 Jan 1916
(Untitled), 07 Feb [1916]
Letter from Hugh Warrender (Field Post Office [France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he has been obliged to do the work of the Brigadier and that he thinks that WSC is in the northern trenches and describes the shelling by the Germans. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 11 Apr 1916
Letter from "Tom" [Thomas] Greenfield (France) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sympathy that her house has been burgled; reports on optimism about the end of the war and the improvement in the army due to the arrival of Australian forces; discusses French successes at Verdun and speculates on the likelihood of the United States joining the war.
(Untitled), 28 Apr 1916
Letter from Hugh [Warrender] ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sympathy about an operation to her foot; says that he has heard that her house is very tastefully decorated; reports on mine attacks to the trenches by German forces; discusses Irish affairs and "criminal shilly shallying" [Herbert] Asquith [later Lord Oxford and Asquith] and says that he believes that Roger Casement should be shot [for Republican tendencies]. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 23 Jul 1916
Letter from Eleanor [Warrender](Hotel Temporaire "B", Bourbourg [France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she reports that she has been caring for those who were wounded in the Battle of the Somme and comments on the improvement in the war situation. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 28 Jul 1916
Letter from Hugh [Warrender]([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his work in the trenches, compliments the work of Lord Hampden as a military officer, and speculates on the likely end of the war and the French harvest. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 23 Aug 1916
Letter from Hugh [Warrender]([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes entertainment provided by the Lena Ashwell Concert Party and says that he is lonely and that he finds his work at the Western Front hard. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 10 Sep 1916
Letter from Hugh Warrender ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes a meeting with "Jack" [John S Churchill], reports that he is trying to get a position with increased responsibility and that the Prime Minister [Herbert Asquith, later Lord Oxford and Asquith] was nearly shelled by the Germans during a visit to the Western Front. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 29 Apr 1917
Letter from Hugh [Warrender] ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] thanking her for her letter and discussing his future after the Divisional Schools are abolished and the success of the British and French troops.
(Untitled), 03 May 1917
Letter from Eleanor [Warrender] (16 Rue St Pierre, Noyon, France) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which she thanks her for her letter and discusses the method of treating the wounded and the difficulties of finding lodgings for the hospital staff.
(Untitled), 19 Jun 1917
Letter from Hugh [Warrender] ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses losses suffered by his battalion in the recent battle [on the Western Front], informs her that he will not have to return to the trenches and that he hopes that Eleanor [Warrender] will return to England. Envelope present.
(Untitled), c 1917
Letter from Sefton Brancker (Royal Flying Corps, General Headquarters, near Gaza, Egypt) to Lady Randolph [Churchill] including: a request for gramophone records; successful operations against the Turks; the impressive leadership of [Field-Marshal Sir Edmund] Allenby; his hopes to reach Jerusalem [Palestine]; the success of the Royal Flying Corps; the barrenness of the countryside; observations on the Zionists and a request for news of WSC. Envelope present.
(Untitled), 12 Mar [1915] - 19 Jan [1916]
Typed diary [belonging to John S Churchill] relating his experiences of the Dardanelles campaign, including the naval preparations, landings at Gallipoli and WSC's resignation [as First Lord of the Admiralty].