Nomination of 4 Corps for the 3rd Army,
- A1/5.
- Ffeil
- 1915.
Confidential telegram to Lord Kensington concerning a decision to place a regiment of Yeomanry in a new army group, and the possibility that 4 Corps of the Welsh Horse might be nominated.
Nomination of 4 Corps for the 3rd Army,
Confidential telegram to Lord Kensington concerning a decision to place a regiment of Yeomanry in a new army group, and the possibility that 4 Corps of the Welsh Horse might be nominated.
Formation of Welsh Horse 2nd and 3rd Line,
Correspondence relating to the allocation of troops and resources to 2/1 and 3/1 Welsh Horse, to act as a Reserve and as a training regiment respectively. The folder is indexed.
Preparations for foreign service,
Correspondence, accounts and orders relating to the provision of troops and equipment for the Eastern Mounted Brigade on active service overseas, including matters concerning motorcycles, bills, embarkation, clothing, weapons, ammunition, transport, maps, horses, medical and surgical equipment and supplies, saddles, binoculars, stationery, soldiers' leave, and the transfer of Lord Kensington's confidential and official papers. The folder is indexed.
Regimental orders issued to 1/1 Welsh Horse, as well as orders issued to the Eastern Mounted Brigade and to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force as a whole, covering all aspects of military activities, including movement, personnel, equipment, supplies, sanitation, tactics, pay, medical matters, discipline, drills and training, together with reports on operations, statistics from 'C' Squadron relating to casualties, equipment, accounts and logistics, and a 'C' Squadron war diary. Most of the content concerns activities at Gallipoli. Also included is a copy of orders issued to the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
Correspondence, reports and orders relating to the planning and execution of mining operations on Hill 60 during the Gallipoli campaign, including action to be taken in conjunction with the detonation, and congratulations on the successful implementation of the plan.
Unit strengths and casualties at Gallipoli,
Lists of soldiers of the Welsh Horse (Lancers) forming squadrons and subsidiary detachments during the Gallipoli campaign, compiled to indicate the nominal strength of units, together with lists of those killed, wounded or missing, and also a captured medical history sheet relating to Turkish soldiers. Also included are some duplicates, made by Julian Franklyn.
Correspondence relating to the removal of Capt. Ashton from the Welsh Horse because of his 'intemperate habits', his attempt to resign his commission, and the settling of his mess account.
Regimental Sergeant Major Knowles and Staff Sergeant Major Baldwin,
Correspondence, testimonials, certificates and other papers relating to applications for commissions by Reg. Sgt Maj. Knowles and Staff Sgt Maj. Baldwin, both of whom had served in the army for many years before the Great War.
Correspondence relating to the absence without leave of Lt Col Leigh (Royal East Kent Yeomanry), and questions concerning his subsequent promotion, together with a copy of the proceedings of the Court of Enquiry appointed to investigate the matter.
Second Lieutenant Llewellyn Jones,
Correspondence relating to the findings of a court martial held against 2Lt Llewellyn Jones for drunkenness and other disciplinary offences.
Copy of a letter regarding an official warning to Staff Sgt Maj. Lloyd for 'slackness'.
An indexed and bound file of correspondence relating to 25 separate cases involving officers, including resignations, transfers, promotions, discipline, commissions, and reports on health and other matters.
Instructions for reports on individual officers,
Letters outlining the correct procedure for making reports on officers for distinction or inefficiency, and stressing the importance of observing it. These instructions, originating from the Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Expeditonary Force, were issued to his immediate subordinates and then circulated at lower levels.
Financial matters, equipment, and related correspondence,
Correspondence and accounts relating to financial transactions both within the Army and with private businesses, including the procurement of equipment and the administration of a variety of army funds. Financial business was often complicated and prolonged by the Army's organisation, with its separate officers' accounts, private accounts, mess accounts, squadron accounts, regimental accounts, and accounts for numerous other units and functions (medical, kitchen, saddlery, weaponry, and so on), and also by the need for communication between the regiment, supply depots, and the War Office.
Correspondence and accounts relating to the local purchase and irregular sale of hay, oats and corn, particularly with regard to the Penrice estate at Margam Park.
Receipts from Squadron leaders,
A memorandum of monies received from 'A', 'B'' and 'C' Squadrons [of 1/1 Welsh Horse].
Correspondence and accounts relating to furniture and other equipment, such as groceries and tents, supplied by R. Williams and Sons of Porthcawl, including details of how some of the equipment was allocated.
Correspondence relating to overpayments made to some motor cyclists in the Welsh Horse, as well as the circumstances that brought about the discrepancies, namely that additional motor cyclists had been attached to the Yeomanry. Also included is a printed copy of Army Orders, with the relevant sections marked.
Maps and diagrams of military positions taken up by the Welsh Horse (Lancers) at Gallipoli and in Palestine and Egypt, and on the Western Front, together with more general military and civilian maps of theatres of operation.
Gallipoli, Dardanelles and Turkey,
Hand-drawn diagrams (including copies) of trenches, mines and other military positions around Hill 60 at Gallipoli, with a letter relating to planned earthworks; printed trench diagrams of ANZAC Cove; printed War Office maps of Gallipoli and the Dardanelles, with annotations; and a printed handkerchief map of Turkey.