The Bay Museum will be shut on Sunday 26^th April 2026 on account of a lack of curatorial staff.

Bonham says that he put Col Kentish’s tie pin in to a small glass bottle in his dressing case – which contained studs etc.

W.S.L.

11/4/16

Room 51,

Headquarters,

Northern Command,

York.

12^th April, 1916.

My dear R.J.K.

I cannot quite make out yet whether you are a Brigadier General or not, so forgive me if I am addressing this letter wrongly, but think it would be unlucky for you if I were to anticipate things.

As regards your Pin, Bonham says he put it into a small glass bottle in your dressing case, which holds studs etc.  I hope it is there all right.  Let me know if it isn’t.  Thank you very much for your paper re Sniping.  I conclude it came from you.  Also please send me more documents of the kind which you may have.  They are very useful, and we get devilish little out of the War Office.

Yours ever

Lieut Col R.J. Kentish, D.S.O.

c/o General Staff

Headquarters

3^rd Army

France.

I gave the N.C.O’s 50 minutes on morale etc to-night & rubbed it in well.  I will continue.

G.J.S.

1916

5^th April 1916.  Tactical scheme by Peshawar Infantry Brigade, under Brigadier-General L.C. Dunsterville, C.B., A.D.C., between Shah and Katcha Garhi,  “A” Company acting as escort to the Signal Section beyond Shah on the Michni Road.

1916

4^th April 1916.  The troops at Peshawar paraded on the Brigade Parade Ground to celebrate the assumption of the Viceroy and Governor-General in India by the Right Honourable Sir Frederick John Napier Thesiger, P.C., G.C.M.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.,, Baron Chelmsford.

1916

1^st April 1916.  One officer and 70 other ranks took over the duties of the Peshawar Fort Detachment.

1916

20^th March 1916.  “B” and “D” Companies left Allahabad for Peshawar, having been relieved by the 1^st Garrison Battalion The Manchester Regiment.

1916

20^th January 1916.  “A” Company proceeded to Sooradavee in order to complete field firing.  Returned 24^th January, 1916.

Postcard to Rev Walters from A W Hanson 2 Nov 15

Rev^d Sir,

            Pte Gibbins has had his marriage certificate forwarded to him, it was found in Leicester.

            Sorry to trouble you.

            Kind regards

            Will

Postcard addressed to Rev^d T.W. Walters, The Vicarage, Whitwick, Nr Leicester.  Angleterre.

Card postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE 138.  2 NO 15.

PASSED BY CENSOR 405 in triangular cachet in red.

Pte C Priest 10080 A Compy 6 Batt Leics Regt British Expeditionary Force.

Sir I just write these few lines to you hoping to find you quite well as I am in the trenches and we have has a lot of rain and we was up shoes tops and it was very coald here and I was sorry to here about my pals Pte Rabbits and Pte unwood as I was olly taking to them the night befor they got killed and I have been to Pte unwood graive and it look very nice and the people don’t realize what this war is but we do what are out here and I hope all the single chaps will do there best and come and help us for we need all of them and I very often sing on the resserection morning body and of will live no more this is my favourite hymn and it makes us think about the others and my god give me strength to come back to my wife and childing and may god look over us all so I think this is all this time from yours truly Mr C Priest from Whitwick.

In envelope addressed to The Vicarage, Leicester Road, Whitwick, Nr Coalville, Leicestershire.  England.  On back COALVILLE LEICESTER 4 NO 15.

Letter postmarked FIELD POST OFFICE 110.  2 NO 15.

PASSED BY CENSOR 1948 in triangular cachet in red.

BRIGADE ORDERS.

BY BRIGADIER-GENERAL TREVOR TERNAN, C.M.G., D.S.O.,

COMMANDING 102^nd (TYNESIDE SCOTTISH) BRIGADE.

HEADQUARTERS, ALNWICK,

7^th July, 1915.

477 – District Court-Martial –

            The detail of Officers as mentioned in Brigade Order No. 470 of 5^th July, 1915, will re-assemble at the Court- Martial Room, The Havens, North Demesne, Alnwick, on Thursday, 8^th July, 1915, at 10 a.m., for the purpose of trying by District Court-Martial the accused person named in the margin:-

The accused will be warned, and all witnesses duly required to attend.

The proceedings will be forwarded to the G.O.C., 102^nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade, “Alnbank” Alnwick.

In the margin.  No. 1305 Pte. J. Nicholson, 21^st (S.) Bttn, Northumberland Fusiliers (2^nd Tyneside Scottish).

478 – Paper on Training Areas –

            Officers Commanding Units will take immediate steps to warn their men not to leave paper lying about the Training Areas, as apart from being extremely untidy, it is injurious to stock.

479 – Command Orders – Attention called to –

            The attention of Officers Commanding Units is called to Northern Command Orders 1193 and 1194 of 5^th July, 1915.

T.L.B. SOUTRY, Captain,

Brigade-Major, 102^nd (Tyneside Scottish) Brigade.