Catalogue description Folio 51: reference sheet from Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London to...

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Details of ADM 137/3943B/2
Reference: ADM 137/3943B/2
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Folio 51: reference sheet from Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London to Adjutant General, Royal Marines monthly return of officers showing disposition of personnel, 14 December 1917.

Folio 52: Authority R.M.O. Minute No. T.S.1/17 of 27 November 1917. Monthly Return of Squadron 20, Royal Naval Air Service 14 December 1917.

Folios 53-54: reference sheet from Officer in Charge, Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London to Adjutant General of Royal Marines.List of officers in the force up to 14 March 1914 showing disposition of personnel.

Folio 55: Table dated 14 March 1918 from Officer in Charge of Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars given totals of complement in squadron, in England, in Russia, as prisoners of war and non effectives.

Folios 56-58: letter from the British Section of Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London to Director of Air Services, Hotel Cecil, Strand enclosing list of names of officers in the force and dates of commission, 26 November 1917.

Folio 59: Pay and Allowances of Officers in this Force [Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars], no date.

Folio 60: letter from the Adjutant General, Royal Marines to the Officer, Commanding Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London, 15 March 1918 re transfer of remaining personnel to the Machine Gun Corps and cessation of men enrolling in Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars as naval ratings.

Folio 61: letter from the Accounting Officer, Royal Naval Air Service 19 February 1918 re Anglo-Russian Armoured Car Division and transfer of personnel to Army, Machine Gun Corps or Royal Naval Air Service.

Folio 62: letter from the Adjutant General, Royal Marines to the Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars, 48 Dover Street, London 8 January 1918 re promotions, resignations etc in the Anglo-Russian Armoured Car Squadron.

Folios 63-64: letter from the Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars to the Adjutant General, Royal Marines 7 January 1918 re promotions, transfers and resignations.

Folio 65: letter from R.N.A.S. Armoured Cars to the Adjutant General, Royal Marines 17 January 1918 re the award of the Distinguished Service Order to Staff Surgeon Gilbert Bodley Scott.

Folio 66: letter from Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars to the Adjutant General, Royal Marines 15 January 1918 re the promotion of Lieutenant Commnander W D Smiles and recommendation for a Bar to his Distinguished Service Order.

Folios 67-68: Lieutenant Commander Smiles recommended for promotion to Commander instead of bar to his D.S.O. (reference CW 29877), folio 68 letter from O Locker Lampson dated 8 November 1917 on the same topic.

Folio 69: Letter dated 22 January 1918 from officer in charge of Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars regarding promotions of officers and petty officers of this force.

Folio 70: reference sheet from the Adjutant General, Royal Marines to the Officer Commanding, Anglo-Russian Armoured Car Squadron 21 January 1918 listing officers approved for promotion.

Folio 71: Memo cover sheet concerning Anglo Russian Armoured cars. Turning over to War Office policy etc.

Folio 72: reference sheet from the Officer in Charge, Anglo-Russian Cars, J Delmar Morgan, to the Adjutant General, Royal Marines 24 November 1918 replying to request for information re financial matters between the Russian Commission and the British Treasury and cost of supplies.

Folio 73: Letter dated 19 June 1917 by C J Naef to J Delmar Morgan, Officer in Charge, Anglo-Russian Cars, on the subject of supplies to the British Armoured Car Squadron operating in Russia.

Folio 74: reference sheet from Adjutant General to Officer Commanding, Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars 23 November requesting report on method on obtaining supplies in Russian and UK; method of accounting and estimate of annual cost; relations with Russian Commission.

Folios 75-78: summary from the Adjutant General, Royal Marines 30 November 1917 relating to the Anglo-Russian Car Unit - Financial Position; Strength of Force; Pay; Armoured Cars, Lorries etc and future policy relating to the unit.

Folio 79: telegram from Admiralty to Admiral Stanley, Petrograd 8 December 1917. Direct direct Commanding Officer to proceed with cars and all stores to Baku and thence to Resht. Commander Locker Lampson hopes to proceed to Busra.

Folio 80: telegram from Admiral Stanley, Petrograd to Admiralty 16 December 1917 giving reasons why he cannot comply with order to send armoured cars and stores to Baku.

Folio 81: Proposed transfer of a Russian Armoured Car Squadron from the control of the Admiralty to the War Office.

Folio 82: Telegram from Stanley Petrograd dated 19 December 1917 concerning decorations.

Folio 83: Telegram from Stanley Petrograd dated 29 December 1917 concerning disposal of Armoured Car Division and whether any decision has been arrived at.

Folio 84: memorandum by Commander Locker-Lampson relating to the arrangements between the Russian and British Governments under which the cost of the service will be shared between the two governments. [No date].

Folios 85-93: letter from the Adjutant General, Royal Marines to the Second Sea Lord 8 December 1917 re the rank and pay of personnel of the Anglo-Russian Armoured Car Squadron.

Folio 94: 1st Lords minute on papers M 016215 [no date] re the transfer of the Anglo-Russian Armoured Car squadron to Persia.

Folios 95-96: Memorandum regarding Anglo Russian Cars, 12 December 1917.

Folios 97-98: letter from Commander Locker-Lampson, R.N.A.S. Armoured Cars to Adjutant General, Royal Marines 10th December 1918 detailing types of cars, lorries, supplies and money required for the force leaving for Persia.

Folios 99-100: Letter dated 10 December 1917 from O Locker Lampson regarding the possibility of his immediate departure for Basra if the requirements for a force as set out could be met at once.

Folio 101: Telegram to Admiral Stanley Petrograd dated 8 December 1917 directing Commanding Officer of Armoured Cars to proceed with cars and all stores to Baku and thence to Resht. Commander Locker Lampson hopes to proceed to Busra from whence he will communicate.

Folio 102: Letter dated 5 January 1918 from Delmar Morgan concerning the offices of the Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars.

Folio 103: Letter dated 4 January 1918 from the Adjutant General of the Royal Marines concerning the offices of the Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars.

Folios 104-117: handwritten list of petty officers serving in the Anglo-Russian Armoured Car Squadron with official numbers and rates of pay (no date).

Folio 118: Letter dated 12 January 1918 by A W Randolph, Lieutenant Colonel, Machine Gun Training Centre regarding an advance party being accommodated at Belton Park Camp.

Folio 119: reference sheet from the Officer in Charge, Anglo-Russian Armoured Cars to the Drafting Commander, R.N.A.S. Crystal Palace 14 January 1918 re the transfer of 150 men to the Army.

Folio 120: Letter dated 26 January 1918 by the Adjutant General Royal Marines as to the disposal of ratings of Anglo- Russian Armoured Cars who refuse to transfer to the Army.

Folio 121: Confidential letter dated 13 December 1917 by W Graham Greene concerning a copy of a letter (with enclosures) which this day has been addressed to the War Office relative to the dispatch to Armenia of the Armoured and other cars, officers and men now in Russia.

Date: 1917-1918
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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