The Gazette – World War I despatches

World War I despatches

During World War I, reports from commanders-in-chief were published in The Gazette, as the bearer of official War Office and Ministry of Defence events.

In these despatches, activities and achievements of the war were detailed, with individual soldiers mentioned in despatches.

This dataset of PDF documents includes all despatches from World War I published in The London Gazette, with details of the Battle of the Somme, the Gallipoli Campaign and the Battle of Jutland.

About The Gazette

Since 1665 The Gazette has been the UK’s official public record and is now formally the combination of three publications: The London Gazette, The Belfast Gazette and The Edinburgh Gazette. These are the UK's official journals of record.

Military personnel are gazetted in weekly Ministry of Defence supplements, which are published in the London edition of The Gazette every Tuesday. These supplements include promotions, commissions and appointments in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.

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