Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/2/9
Title
Army Council memo, 'Supply of men for the Army', 6 Mar 1917
Date(s)
- 1917 Mar 6 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Printed Army Council memorandum entitled 'Supply of men for the Army', notably outlining the comments of FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the effect of the prospective shortage of men on operations on the Western Front, and the suggestion that the number of battalions in a division should be reduced, and reiterating the Army Council's earlier request that the matter should receive urgent attention from the War Cabinet. 2pp.