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14th March 1916 2/1 LOTHIANS & BORDER HORSE YEOMANRY, AMISFIELD HOUSE, HADDINGTON. Dear Sir
Henry I enclose a letter 'memo' from the
last squadron leader I have.
This man Atwell about whom
you have previously written, is
a very hard working good man,
but is no horseman: Hence I he has not been promoted.
I think it is quite worth your
while to apply for him,
and he can be sent to the Officers
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Training Corps. Yrs sincerely George Scott
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AFB201 sent 18/3/16
Letter from George Scott to Sir Henry Grattan Bellew (1860-1942) about Robert Atwell's
commission in the army. He writes that Atwell is a 'very hard working good man, but
he is no horseman'. This correspondence is in relation to Atwell seeking a commission
in the 4th Connaught Rangers, Sir Henry's Batallion. It is from a collection of miscellaneous
letters, relating to the Bellew family. Sir Henry Christopher Grattan Bellew was the
third baronet of Mount Bellew in County Galway. He held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
4th Battalion Connaught Rangers. His son, sir Charles Christopher (1887-1948) held
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, King's Royal Rifle Corps. He was decorated with the
award of the Military Cross (M.C.) in 1918.