Key Information
Reference code
DILL 3/1/2
Title
Correspondence, 1939-1940, as GOC 1 Corps
Date(s)
- 1939 Oct - 1940 Apr (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
46pp
Scope and content
Correspondence as General Officer Commanding 1 Corps, British Expeditionary Force on 1 Corps operations, including reports to HM King George VI on the activities of 1 Corps, 10 Oct 1939, 22 Oct 1939, 8 Nov 1939, Dec 1939, 24 Jan 1940, 28 Feb 1940, 29 Mar 1940, with replies from the Private Secretary to the Sovereign, Alexander Hardinge; carbon copies of letters to FM John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, 11 Nov 1939, 20 Jan 1940 and 8 Mar 1940; and Lt Gen Alan Francis Brooke, Commander 2 Corps, Mar 1940; conclusions of survey of the general situation, 17 Oct 1939 and letter from Lt Gen Sir Henry Royds Pownall, 25 Mar [1940]. 19 items. 46pp.