Category:WWI Despatches
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The Commander in Chief of British forces overseas had a duty to report on the state of affairs on what was happening in the field; these reports were called Despatches and were sent to the Secretary of State for War.
The Despatches were printed in the London Gazette and were seen as what could be called official reports, produced soon after the events actually happened. In most cases these despatches were printed within two weeks of them being sent, which had a realistic impact on the readers of the time.
However, these despatches should not always be considered as entirely accurate as it was possible that some errors or omissions could have been unforseen; in any case, regardless of who wrote the despatch, it is also possible that the author may have over or understated the entire truthful representation of the facts at the time.
Some despatches are lengthy and require a little time to get through.
To see the original pages from the London Gazette archives, click on the links shown in each of the despatches. The originals are in pdf' format so you will need Adobe Reader to view them.
| Please be aware of possible spelling errors; the text on each pdf page from the archives is highlighted and copied directly on to the approriate web page that I create for each despatch. As the text from the original source isn't always 100% clear some words are copied as the text highlighter sees it, therefore, words are often mispelt or substituted with symbols. To rectify this, I then quickly read through the despatch to ensure that the text copied correctly and make any changes necessary. |
Pages in category "WWI Despatches"
The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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Media in category "WWI Despatches"
The following 55 files are in this category, out of 55 total.
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