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Despatches Collection

Background imageDespatches Collection: Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two items

Captain John Treasure Jones Archive - two items
Captain John Treasure Jones Archive. Born and raised on a small farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, John Treasure Jones (1905-1993) went to sea at the age of 15

Background imageDespatches Collection: British passport from Gibraltar to Madrid

British passport from Gibraltar to Madrid, one journey, made out to Captain J Coulson, Army Service Corps, Bearer of Despatches. 1900

Background imageDespatches Collection: Lord Roberts writing despatches in a transport wagon

Lord Roberts writing despatches in a transport wagon, during the Second Boer War (1899-1902) 1900

Background imageDespatches Collection: British passport from Madrid to Gibraltar

British passport from Madrid to Gibraltar, made out to Captain John Coulson, British subject, travelling with despatches, dated 3 November 1900. 1900

Background imageDespatches Collection: Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett writing a despatch, Dardanelles, WW1

Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett writing a despatch, Dardanelles, WW1
Ellis Ashmead-Barlett (1881-1931), British war correspondent, pictured at his typewriter resting on ammunition boxes after the landing at Anafarta, writing a despatch

Background imageDespatches Collection: Lieutenant W. N. Campbell of The Tatler

Lieutenant W. N. Campbell of The Tatler
Lieut.-Colonel W. N. Campbell C.S.O. who was, before the war on the staff of The Tatler, but like all the other officers in the reserve

Background imageDespatches Collection: LFB motorcycle dispatch riders in training, WW2

LFB motorcycle dispatch riders in training, WW2
LFB dispatch riders in training under a Brigade instructor at the New Cross speedway track in SE London

Background imageDespatches Collection: Female Mason - 2

Female Mason - 2
Sister Isis-Felicitas (born Lyon 1863) initiated into the Val d Amour Lodge, now Chancery Mistress of Despatches in the Chapter Rose of Perfect Silence. Date: 1891

Background imageDespatches Collection: Crimean war John Bythsea & William Johnstone

Crimean war John Bythsea & William Johnstone
During the Crimean War, Commander John Bythsea (or Bythesea) and Stoker William Johnstone seize the Russian mail and despatches from five Russian soldiers in order to intercept important messages

Background imageDespatches Collection: American civil war; reading the war news in Broadway, New Yo

American civil war; reading the war news in Broadway, New Yo
Men and women, white and black crowd round to read the latest despatches from the frony

Background imageDespatches Collection: Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming With Despatches

Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming With Despatches
Engraving taken from the painting Young Cloudesley Shovel Swimming with Despatches through the Enemys Fire. In the background can be seen the stern of a 16th or 17th century warship

Background imageDespatches Collection: Jap Messenger Dogs

Jap Messenger Dogs
During the war between Japan and China, the Japanese use dogs to carry despatches in the siege of Shanghai


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