| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000024 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 2/10 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 9 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 31 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Letters to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood about the death of Lord Kitchener, 10 June – 29 June 1916
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 2: Wartime correspondence and papers, 1915-1919
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Description
Folder of 8 letters to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 10 and 29 June 1916. These letters relate to the death of Lord Kitchener. Amongst the correspondents included in this series is Captain Henry Franklin Chevallier Kitchener (Viscount Broome), the nephew of Earl Kitchener.
This file contains:
Letter from Sir Benjamin Bromhead to Birdwood, 10 June 1916
Letter from General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton to Birdwood, 11 June '96 [1916]
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel Clive Wigram to Birdwood, 12 June 1916 [Used with the permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II]
Letter from Sir George Compton Archibald Arthur to Birdwood, 13 June 1916
Letter from Commander Henry Franklin Chevailler Kitchener to Birdwood, 19 June 1916
Letter from Major Charles Lancelot Storr to Birdwood, 19 June 1916
Letter from Mr Arthur Henry Renshaw to Birdwood, 27 June 1916
Letter from Sir George Compton Archibald Arthur to Birdwood, 28 June 1916 [includes summary of Lord Kitchener's will]
Letter from Kenwick Smith Kaye to Birdwood, 29 June 1916