'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book'

1917
Overview

'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' has cream coloured cloth boards with blue writing.The central region containing the writing is enclosed by a rectangular border, around which appears a laurel wreath. The insignia of the Order of the Garter is depicted in the centre of the cover. it has the motto 'Honi soit qui mal y pense' which translates to 'Shame on him who thinks evil of it'
There is an inscription on the inside dated 5 July 1917. The book appears to be a gift from a son to his father.
The title page gives details of both the editor and publisher.

Historical information

Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916) was a British Field Marshal and colonial administrator who played a key role in World War I.
He was born in Ireland and trained as a military engineer. He served in the Middle East and Egypt, and became commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army in 1892.
He served as chief of staff in the Second Boer War, and later became Commander-in-Chief.
Kitchener became Secretary of State for War at the start of World War One. He oversaw the rapid expansion of the British Army through the recruitment of volunteers. He became the face of the First World War when he appeared on the 'Your Country Needs You' poster.
He died in 1916 when his ship, HMS Hampshire, struck a German mine while en route to Russia on a diplomatic mission. He was the highest ranking officer to be killed during the war.

This book was published after Lord Kitchener's death and served as a memorial to him.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00206
Item type
Width
185 mm
Height or length
250 mm
Depth
32 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Cover of book:

"THE LORD
KITCHENER
MEMORIAL
BOOK"

"PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF
THE LORD KITCHENER
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND
BY
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON . NEW YORK . TORONTO"

Inscription on inside page:

"To Father
With best wishes
from S.H. Bull
5/7/17"

There is also a date stamp at the top right:

"JUL -5 1917"

Title page:

"THE LORD
KITCHENER
MEMORIAL
BOOK"

"Edited by
SIR HEDLEY LE BAS
Joint Honorary Secretary of the Lord Kitchener
National Memorial Fund"

"PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF
THE LORD KITCHENER
NATIONAL MEMORIAL FUND
BY
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
LONDON . NEW YORK . TORONTO"

Place made
London
United Kingdom
Year
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'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - cover
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - cover
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - cover and spine
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - cover and spine
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - inscription
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - inscription
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - title page
'The Lord Kitchener Memorial Book' - title page

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