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219 letters and telegrams of congratulation to Lord Kitchener on receiving a Knighthood...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/57/111
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This record is about the 219 letters and telegrams of congratulation to Lord Kitchener on receiving a Knighthood... dating from 1915 in the series Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PRO 30/57/111
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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219 letters and telegrams of congratulation to Lord Kitchener on receiving a Knighthood of the Garter, 3 June 1915.
Senders include H H Asquith; Lady Wolseley; Baron L de Rothschild; Duke of Portland; Lady Ripon; Pandeli Ralli; Lord Esher; Lord Mayor of London; members of the royal household; agents and politicians of the Dominions; Sultan, ministers and officials of Egypt; Indian potentates; military units; foreign ambassadors; ordinary people and children
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- PA2
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- Open Document, Open Description
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PRO 30/57
Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum: Papers
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219 letters and telegrams of congratulation to Lord Kitchener on receiving a Knighthood...
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