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Escort of First Canadian Convoy, 2 August-15 October 1914: pages 8-10: paraphrase...
Catalogue reference: ADM 137/3
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- ADM 137/3
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1914
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Escort of First Canadian Convoy, 2 August-15 October 1914:
- pages 8-10: paraphrase of telegram (dated 2 August 1914) from Governor General Canada concerning the most effective means of rendering every possible aid to the war effort and British government's reaction to offer.
- pages 11-60: Canadian force for service outside the dominion. Departure of Princess Patricia's Light Infantry. Availabilty of sea transports for Canadian Expeditionary Force, (paper M 01276/1914).
- pages 61-77: Availabilty of escort for the Canadian Expeditionary Force, (paper M 01867/1914).
- pages 78-86: Embarkation of Canadian Expeditionary Force, (paper M 01932/1914).
- pages 87-93: Escort for the Canadian contingent, (paper M 02059/1914).
- pages 94-101: Arrangements for the departure of the Newfoundland contingent, (paper M 02103/1914).
- page 102: Departure of the Canadian contingent, (paper M 02160/1914).
- pages 103-127: Newfoundland contingent and names of transports (paper M 02208/1914).
- pages 128-131: Departure of Newfoundland contingent, (paper M 02391/1914).
- pages 132-143: Adequacy of escort for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Printed table (on page 140), dated 3 October 1914, by transport ship with names of units and numbers of Canadian Expeditionary Force officers, men and horses being transported (paper M 02401/1914).
- pages 144-168: Escort for Canadian Expeditionary Force (paper M 02455/1914).
- pages 169-246: Arrival of Canadian Expeditionary Force and Newfoundland contingent in England. Extract of HMS Charybdis log, 12 September-14 October 1914 (page 244). Narrative of events-HMS Princess Royal, 2-21 October 1914 (pages 245-246; (paper M 02541/1914).
- pages 247-278: Report on Canadian Expeditionary Force by R Wemyss, Rear Admiral, commanding Cruiser Force G (dated 12 October 1914, pages 248-253); printed memorandum entitled, Where Duty Leads by Sam Hughes, Colonel, Minister of Militia and Defence for Canada (page 254); copy of special orders issued to transports in convoy of Canadian Expeditionary Force, (paper M 02692/1914).
- pages 279-287: Second letter of proceedings reporting on Cruiser Force G for the period 12 September-14 October 1914 by R Wemyss, Rear Admiral (dated 14 October 1914), (paper M 02693/1914).
- pages 288-291: Appreciation of the Army Council in regards to the disembarkation of the Canadian Contingent in Devonport (paper M 9565/1914).
- pages 292-298: Rough diary about the escort of the First Canadian Convoy, 2 August-15 October 1914.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- HS 3
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ADM 137
Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War
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