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Auction: 17020 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 930

Autographs
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
1905 (12 October) three sided A.L.S. from C in C's Camp, India, to Major Atcherley wishing him luck in his wish to become Chief Constable of the West Riding of Yorkshire and offering to put a good word in for him, signed "Kitchener". Also a State Banquet menu in honour of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum at Bolghatty Residence in 1908 (21 November). Photo

Llewellyn William Atcherley pursued a career in the military, joining the East Lancashire Regiment in 1890 after training at Sandhurst. He transferred to the Army Service Corps four years later, and it was with this unit that Llewellyn took part in the Ashanti Expedition in 1895-6 (travelling there on the Bathurst with Sir Francis Scott, Major Baden-Powell and Prince Christian), and the South African War from 1899 to 1902. During the latter campaign he served on the staff of Lord Kitchener at Pretoria, and was twice mentioned in despatches. Llewellyn became a full Major in the ASC in 1905 but left the Army in 1906 to become the Chief Constable of Shropshire. However his family’s residence was in Yorkshire, and Llewellyn managed to secure the post of Chief Constable of the West Riding of that county in 1908.

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