Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 4/5/1
Title
Note from Robertson to Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, 30 Dec 1915, about command in Egypt
Date(s)
- 1915 Dec 30 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
2pp
Scope and content
Handwritten note from Robertson to FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, Secretary of State for War, concerning Kitchener's plan to have two commanders in Egypt, Lt Gen Sir John Grenfell Maxwell as General Officer Commanding, Egypt, to defend the Western Frontier, and temporary Gen Sir Archibald (James) Murray as General Officer Commanding in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, to defend the Suez Canal, with which Robertson strongly disagrees on the grounds of lack of coordination in the conduct of operations and the administration of the forces (see also Murray/Maxwell letters in 8/1). 2pp.