Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/4/74
Title
Telegram from Robertson to Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Maude, 9 Apr 1917, about the command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force
Date(s)
- 1917 Apr 9 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1p
Scope and content
Telegram (R121) from Robertson to Lt Gen Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, concerning possible replacements for Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, and requesting his opinion of temporary Lt Gen Alexander (Stanhope) Cobbe, General Officer Commanding, 1 Indian Army Corps, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, in case of Maude's transfer to the Egypt command. 1p.