Key Information
Reference code
HAMILTON, ISM 7/2/4
Title
Copy telegrams between Hamilton and Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, Jun 1915, on the appointments of corps commanders
Date(s)
- 1915 Jun 15 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Copy telegram correspondence between Hamilton and FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, comprising Hamilton's request for Maj Gen Hon Julian Hedworth George Byng and Maj Gen Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Bt, to serve as corps commanders at Gallipoli; Kitchener's reply that Lt Gen Sir Bryan Thomas Mahon and Lt Gen Sir John Spencer Ewart should serve instead on grounds of seniority. With manuscript notes by Hamilton on Ewart's physical fitness. 1p