| RefNo | KHINCH/9/E/291 |
| AltRefNo | HINCH 9/291 |
| Title | Letter; T.A. Willis, Normandy Park, Guildford, to 7th Earl of Sandwich. |
| Description | Reports that the last blow has been struck at the Regimental system of the British Army. The Commanding officers of the 2 Regiments of his Brigade which are about to embark for Egypt have been ordered not to take with them their Regimental Colours. Gives an example of the unprepared state to which the Army has sunk under the present Government. |
| Date | 23rd July [1882] |
| CreatorName | Montagu family, Earls of Sandwich of Hinchingbrooke |
| Repository | Huntingdonshire Archives |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| F/0009 | Montagu; family; of Hinchingbrooke House; Earls of Sandwich | 11th Century-Present |
| P/0057 | Montagu; Lord; John William (1811-1884); 7th Earl of Sandwich; of Hinchingbrooke House | 1811-1884 |