Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/4/106
Title
Telegram from Robertson to Lieutenant General Sir William Marshall, 21 Nov 1917, about Marshall's appointment as C-in-C Mesopotamia
Date(s)
- 1917 Nov 21 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Telegram (R182) from Robertson to temporary Lt Gen Sir William Raine Marshall, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, congratulating him on his appointment following the death of Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, recommending the appointment of an experienced Chief of General Staff, and a replacement for Marshall as Corps Commander. 1p.