NAM.1999-11-93-1

Printed letter of condolence, sent on behalf of the King and Queen Empress by the Viceroy of India, Rt Hon Charles, Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, from the Viceregal Lodge, Simla, to the next of kin of officers of the Indian Army, 29 Apr 1915. Handwitten text reads, ‘The King-Emperor commands me to assure you of the true sympathy of His Imperial Majesty and the Queen-Empress in your sorrow. Hardinge of Penshurst. Viceroy of India’

World War One (1914-1918)