| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000063 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 9/3b |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 10 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 16 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1915 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Telegrams received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 1915
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 9: Miscellaneous correspondence, 1903 – 1950
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Description
This folder contains 10 telegrams, letters, and compilations of telegram messages received and sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 21 May 1915 and 25 December 1915. These telegrams relate to the Gallipoli campaign, including the evacuation, Birdwood’s receipt of the Grand Cross of St Michael and St George, and birthday and Christmas greetings.
This file contains:
Telegram from Colonel Smythe to Birdwood, 21 May 1915
Telegram from Sir George Houstoun Reid to Birdwood, 20 June 1915 [includes clippings on Birdwood being awarded honours]
Telegram from Vice Admiral to Birdwood, 25 June 1915
Telegram from Vice Admiral to Birdwood, 5 August 1915
Telegram from General Headquarters to Birdwood, 13 October 1915
Copies of telegrams exchanged by Field Marshal Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener and Birdwood, 3-4 November 1915
Telegram from Communications to 9th Corps, 26 November 1915
Letter from W Fullman to Birdwood, 2 December 1915 [includes envelope]
Telegram from Lieutenant General Alexander John Godley to Birdwood, 24 December 1915
Telegram from Major General Frederick Stanley Maude to 13th Division Headquarters, Imbros, 25 December 1915