Statement in French issued by the local authority of Desselghem [Belgium] that no inhabitants of the village were known to have been wounded or gassed on 29 Oct [when WSC was in the area]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

Map showing the line of the front north of Tournai [Belgium]. Sent with CHAR 2/103/68.

"Account of the operations of the 189th Infantry Brigade which resulted in the forcing of the Canal de L'escaut." With accompanying map.

Letter from Lord Fisher [earlier Sir John Fisher] (Ferne, Donhead, Salisbury, [Wiltshire]) to WSC stating that he will be glad to see him "at this tragic moment with the Germans only a few miles from Amiens [France] and so threatening the starvation of London by stopping the Channel traffic". Deplores the fact that the Royal Navy is still to be kept "in cotton wool" and announces his intention of speaking about it in the House of Lords.

Letter from [WSC] to Vice-Admiral Paul Guepratte (5 Rue de Neptune, Brest, Finisterre [France]) agreeing with his praise of Vice-Admiral John de Robeck and praising the French naval squadron which fought in the Dardanelles campaign. Carbon typescript copy.

Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], sending the text of a telegram from Field Marshal Sir John French [Commander- in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force, later 1st Lord Ypres] to the War Office, on the retreat from Mons [France]. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on the Admiralty's desire to defend Dunkirk, Calais and Boulogne [France] as long as possible. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on bad military news from France, asking him to consider the possibility of Germany controlling Calais and the French coasts. [Carbon].

Telegram from WSC, First Lord of the Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on military news from France, reporting that the general impression was more favourable. [Carbon].

Telegram from Admiralty to Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets [Admiral Sir John Jellicoe], on the decision to send the Naval Division to defend Ostend [Belgium]. Initialled by Vice-Admiral Sir [Frederick] Doveton Sturdee [Chief of Staff]. [Carbon].

Telegram from the Ministry of Marine, Paris [France] to Admiralty, on the transport of 16,000 Belgian troops from Le Havre to Ostend [Belgium]. Includes replies from Vice-Admiral Sir (Frederick]) Doveton Sturdee [Chief of Staff, Admiralty], Prince Louis of Battenberg [1st Sea Lord, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and WSC. [Carbon].

Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Secretary, [Sir (William) Graham Greene], 1st Sea Lord [Prince Louis of Battenberg, later 1st Lord Milford Haven] and Chief of Staff, Admiralty [Vice-Admiral Sir (Frederick) Doveton Sturdee] on the deployment of the Marine Brigade in Ostend [Belgium]. [Carbon].

Minute from WSC [First Lord of the Admiralty] to the Secretary, Admiralty [Sir (William) Graham Greene], with orders for Colonel Sir George Aston, Royal Marine Brigade, ordering him to occupy and fortify Ostend [Belgium], to create a diversion favourable to the Belgians advancing from Antwerp, and to threaten the western flank of the German southward advance; also giving him the temporary rank of Brigadier-General. [Carbon].

Report from H W Wilson, correspondent for the Daily Mail, on the situation in Ostend [Belgium], following the removal of the garrison to Antwerp. [Carbon].

Letter from Sir Ian Hamilton (Lennoxlove, Haddington [East Lothian] Scotland) to WSC, on the publication of 1st Lord Haig's memoirs. Hamilton expresses his anxiety about how an argument between himself, Sir John French [later 1st Lord Ypres] and Haig, at a Cabinet meeting in August 1914, over postponing landings on the Western Front, will be represented in the memoirs.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Letter from WSC ([France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he thanks her for money, discusses his relationship with the Grenadiers, conditions [on the Western Front], the return of "K" [Lord Kitchener] and his opinion of the Government. Envelope present.

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.

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.

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.

Letter from "Jack" [John S Churchill]([France]) to "Mama" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he describes his work arranging the billeting of troops, comments on the unpleasantness of the town, and describes the problems posed by frostbite in the trenches.