Key Information
Reference code
ROBERTSON, WR 7/7/48
Title
Letter from Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig to Robertson, 29 Aug 1917, on subjects including a planned new Air Service and the impact of bad weather
Date(s)
- 1917 Aug 29 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
4pp
Scope and content
Letter to Robertson from FM Sir Douglas Haig, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, on the replacement of Maj Gen Charles Tyrwhitt Dawkins as Deputy Quartermaster General of the British Armies in France, and the need for a reorganisation of that department; the introduction of an age clause for the Royal Engineers to allow promotion of younger men; initial comments upon a paper on the proposed new Air Service; the delay in attacking on a broader front caused by bad weather. 4pp.