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War Office: Lord Frederick Roberts, Commander in Chief (South Africa and England)...
Catalogue reference: WO 105
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WO 105
These papers of Lord Roberts include despatches, telegrams and reports exchanged between Roberts, field commanders and officials in South Africa; telegrams to and from the Secretary of State for War, and to the High Commissioner. There is also a...
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WO 105
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Lord Frederick Roberts, Commander in Chief (South Africa and England) and President of National Service League: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1835-1913
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Description (What the record is about)
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These papers of Lord Roberts include despatches, telegrams and reports exchanged between Roberts, field commanders and officials in South Africa; telegrams to and from the Secretary of State for War, and to the High Commissioner. There is also a collection of maps of Afghanistan, India and Egypt, 1835 to 1893. They relate chiefly to operations in South Africa, 1899 to 1902, where Lord Roberts was Commander in Chief.
A number of letters, reports and papers accumulated by Lord Roberts as Commander in Chief in England, 1903 to 1904 and later, as President of the National Service League, were added in 1960.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, 1832-1914
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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48 boxes and files
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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Ada Roberts, 1875-1955, Countess Roberts in 1952
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14313/
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