Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 13/116
Title
Correspondence with General Sir Reginald Wingate, 1916-1947, chiefly relating to the British Legion
Date(s)
- 1916 Apr 23 - 1947 Jun 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file, 59 letters
Scope and content
Correspondence between Hamilton and Gen Sir (Francis) Reginald Wingate, 1st Bt, former Governor General of the Sudan and Sirdar, mainly relating to the activities of Wingate's branch of the British Legion, Dunbar, Lothian, and including letter from Wingate, 23 Apr 1916, with news of declaration of a jihad against British forces in Sudan by the Sultan Ali Dinan of Durfar; letter from Wingate, 12 Oct 1933, on his unveiling of the memorial in Whitworth Park, Manchester, to men of 7 Bn The Manchester Regt who died during World War One. 1 file, 59 letters