Key Information
Reference code
KIGGELL 2/1
Title
Letter from Major General Henry Hughes Wilson to Kiggell, Sep 1914, with his opinion of newly recruited and trained forces
Date(s)
- 1914 Sep 15 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter from Maj Gen Henry Hughes Wilson, Assistant Chief of General Staff, notably his reservations concerning the 'new armies' being raised and trained by FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War; a brief description of fighting on the right bank of the River Aisne. 4pp.