NAM.1987-04-35-49

One of a collection of 83 papers collected by Lt Gen Sir Gerald Ellison as Secretary of the 'Esher' Committee on War Office Reconstitution, 14 Nov 1903-27 Jun 1904. The collection comprises letters of congratulation to Ellison on his appointment, correspondence from committee members including 2nd Visct Reginald Baliol Brett Esher, George Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham and Adm John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron of Kilverstone, committee papers and memoranda, submissions, papers relating to military finance and accounts, press reports and comments on the final report, and letters of congratulation to Ellison on the report and the CB he received as a reward for his labours. Associated with the British Army and the War Office. From a collection of 1020 papers relating to Lt Gen Sir Gerald Ellison, 1882-1961.