Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 11/2/24
Title
Correspondence relating to the British Legion, Oct 1931 - Apr 1932, chiefly concerning Legion events and requests for financial assistance
Date(s)
- 1931 Oct 1 - 1932 Apr 11 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Correspondence relating to the British Legion, mainly in regard to Hamilton's attendance at Legion functions as President of the Metropolitan Area; administration by the Legion of petitions of financial hardship from ex-servicemen addressed to Hamilton; Hamilton's possible succession to the Presidency of the Legion following the resignation of AF John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe. With Hamilton's poem 'Song of the DCM', British Legion Journal, Mar 1932. 1 file