Forces War Records recently went to the National Archives, Kew to study some of the Telegrams sent just before the start of the Great War.           

We will be posting the transcription of the telegrams as they happened 100 years ago.

TELEGRAM.

SENT ON PRIORITY                                                                                                                       DATE: 2.8.14

FROM: Admiralty                                                                                                                            

To: C in C China 101-148

     C in C China Hong Kong 149                                                                    

Naval Reserves mobilised.