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First World War (1914-1918)

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 1510 Collections and/or Records:

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(Untitled), 06 Dec 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/66-67
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] ([France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he hopes to return home for Christmas, expresses disappointment at not seeing WSC, discusses the likelihood that significant numbers of German troops will have to remain in Russia and asks about the progress of her action against an Australian newspaper. Envelope present.

Dates: 06 Dec 1917
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 Apr 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/68
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Australian Corps Headquarters [France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he anticipates renewed fighting on the Western Front as Marshal Foch inspires confidence among his troops, comments on the political situation in Britain and family affairs, and says that he is unlikely to be given leave.

Dates: 21 Apr 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 21 May 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/70
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] ([Australian Corps Headquarters, France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he reports successes on the Western Front which have been achieved by the Australian forces, comments on the noise of overhead fighting and on WSC's popularity with the army [as Minister of Munitions] due to the good supply of munitions.

Dates: 21 May 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Jun 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/73
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that WSC has given him a full account of her wedding [to Montagu Porch]; describes a visit to Paris and anticipates victory with the arrival of American troops; reports that he has been awarded the Companion of the Distinguished Service Order and comments that John [G Churchill] has settled down at school.

Dates: 11 Jun 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 17 Jul 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/75-76
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses fighting on the Western Front, asks about her plans to visit Nigeria and gives instructions for a leather book cover which he would like to be made. Envelope present.

Dates: 17 Jul 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 [Jul] 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/77-78
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he expresses sympathy about the cancellation of her plans [to visit Nigeria] due to the rules about women travelling; describes a day spent with WSC and "Sunny" [Charles, 9th Duke of Marlborough] at the battle field and thanks her for offering to pay school fees for "Johnnie" [John G Churchill]. Envelope present.

Dates: 12 [Jul] 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Sep 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/79-80
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for a leather book cover, reports that German officers who have been taken prisoner are not confident about the war and discusses German retreats on the Western Front. Envelope present.

Dates: 08 Sep 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 08 Oct 1918

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/81
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he discusses the progress of the war and request for armistice, gives news of the people he has met and asks whether [Montagu] Porch is to return.

Dates: 08 Oct 1918
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 06 Mar 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/121/82-83
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Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill] (Headquarters, 5th Army, British Expeditionary Force, France) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he hopes to return home as his job has finished and he wishes to return to the City [of London], discusses Leonie [Lady Leslie's] visit to the grave of Norman [Leslie], and describes the cheerful conditions in Brussels [Belgium] and the uncertainty among the troops about their futures. Envelope present.

Dates: 06 Mar 1919
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 12 Apr 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/11
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Letter from Sir Philip Burne-Jones (41 Egerton Terrace [London]) to Lady Randolph Churchill confirming arrangements to meet her. Illustrated with a drawing of a British officer holding up a German soldier with a bayonet and on the dorse an illustration of a mouse.

Dates: 12 Apr 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Apr 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/15-16
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Letter from Hugh Warrender ([France]) to Jennie [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he says that he is writing "in the bottom of a trench"; discusses the duration of the war and the mismanagement of the Dardanelles expedition; comments on the unpleasantness of life in the trenches and says that he would like to be given a staff job. Envelope present.

Dates: 23 Apr 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 03 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/17
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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.

Dates: 03 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 07 May [1915]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/22-23
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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.

Dates: 07 May [1915]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/26
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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.

Dates: 28 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 31 May 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/28
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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.

Dates: 31 May 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 13 Jun 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/122/33-35
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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.

Dates: 13 Jun 1915
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 16 Jan 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/6-7
Scope and Contents Letter from WSC (6 Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Field [France]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his daily routine and living conditions; the events which he has organised for his battalion and the effects of heavy casualties on the men; discusses political affairs including the difficult position of "L G" [David Lloyd George], commenting "what a fool he was not to preserve his association with me"; makes observations on the evacuation of the Dardanelles and his...
Dates: 16 Jan 1916
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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(Untitled), 07 Feb [1916]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/14-15
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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.

Dates: 07 Feb [1916]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 11 Apr 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/23
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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.

Dates: 11 Apr 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Apr 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/26-27
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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.

Dates: 28 Apr 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Jul 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/42-43
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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.

Dates: 23 Jul 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Jul 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/44-46
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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.

Dates: 28 Jul 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Aug 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/47-49
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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.

Dates: 23 Aug 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 10 Sep 1916

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/127/52-53
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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.

Dates: 10 Sep 1916
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Apr 1917

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 28/129/13
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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.

Dates: 29 Apr 1917
Conditions Governing Access: Open