Letters received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 3 January 1917 – 14 December 1917 - Part 7

Gov. mean to persecute  
the War with renewed 
vigour so great good 
ought to result. 
An abortive Zepp 
raid here & one of them 
downed by the French. 
Sincerl yours 
Walter H. Long          
17.iii.17 
  
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20.3.17 
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, 
BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE. 
  
My dear General 
I think matters are 
turning too much just  
at present for me to  
make any long talked of  
visit. I dont suppose  
you will be able to remain  
where you are very long.  
I have had the schedules  
looked up nothing ever came 
in for Durnford, the other

Chaplain who was on the same  
Sheet in your copy came in  
to us on a sheet by himself. 
All good luck to you. The 
situation is very interesting & I  
am afraid for the troops attendant  
with a good many difficulties  
I wonder what the Boche really  
means any way it is a great  
thing to get him in the month

& if he intends an offensive into  
the Divisions he has I believe  
him foredoomed to failure. 
I saw a telegram after it had  
been sent (draft by G.S) to Australian Government  
announcing that Baupaume  
had fallen to the Australians 
& winding up with the hope  
that sufficient -re-inforcements  
would be forthcoming from  
Australia to enable their Corps'  
to continue their brilliant  
successes. Is there any difficulty  
about reinforcements & was the

tone of the cable a wise one? 
I rather thought not. I hope 
Carruthers is standing the strain 
allright. I was up with 
Godley last Sunday. 
Yours always 
WE Peyton          
  
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Intelligence Anglaise
27 Place du Marche St Honoré 
Paris 
27. March 1917 
  
My dear General. 
I am much touched, 
Nothing could have given 
me greater pleasure than 
your letter which I found 
on my return from I.H.Q 
last night. 
K talked so much about you 
always using your pet name 
that I seem to know you well. 
Two days ago I was at 
Bapaume. Next time I

hope you will let me  
call and see you!! 
I will come up from the 
Chief's with Heseltine or 
somebody. 
Yes. our people have been  
very mean about K, 
rending his great name 
to suit their petty 
political exigencies. 
However, he lies peacefully  
at the bottom of the

seas, unheeding these jackals. 
No one who knew the 
official K could realise  
the tones of his voice 
when he spoke of a friend  
like you. 
No one, among his 
colleagues, realised that 
he had no axe to 
grind, and cared for 
nothing except to see  
England victorious. 
It is right and proper

that he should be made a  
scape goat for men who  
have an eye on "honours"  
or their pockets. 
It is all in this great tradition  
of heroes and martyrs. 
I was very much attached to  
him and to Fitz,  
and I hope, then soon I 
am again with D.H. 
to have a talk with you  
again, many thanks. 
Yours most sincy 
[[?G Sher]]                   
  
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March 27. 1917.                                                                            
My dear General, 
I am so glad that you  
came here the other day and it was  
such a pleasure to me to see you again 
after the many successes that you have 
achieved. When Bapaume fell I realised  
at once that it was your Corps that  
had carried the day and I rejoiced  
accordingly. I hope that you and they  
will do much more yet. 
What you say about the Dardanelles 
Commission report is perfectly true, 
but it is only fair to say that I heard  
the question of publication discussed