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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
The Sydney Ladies' Letter reports a muted mood at the AJC Winter race meeting amid war news. It notes Tahitian attire, French influences, and a growing interest in velvet and fur, with fashion details from theater and society events, plus a knitting fundraiser for General Joffre and a winter wear forecast.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener was born at Gunsborough Tower near Listowel Ireland in 1850. His father Lt Col Kitchener belonged to Leicestershire and spent two years in Ireland. His mother was the daughter of Rev Frances Chevalliet of Suffolk. As a youth he lived in Grand Aula Villeneuve and London under Rev J Bennett and Rev J Frost. He trained at Woolwich Royal Military Academy and later joined the Franco-Prussian War effort briefly before pneumonia forced him home. He was gazetted as lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1874 and spent years developing plans for surveying work.
The narrative traces Kitchener's career from early work with the Palestine Exploration Fund and mapping in 1877, through his Cyprus and Egyptian service, leadership in the Mahdist War, and ascent to field marshal. It notes key roles, battles, titles, and honors up to his 1915-16 appointment shaping a large British army.
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