Record

Document Reference	Ga 2 E 1339
Title	Letter from Violet Skeffington-Smyth, Cataract Hotel, Aswan, Egypt to her father George E.M. Monckton-Arundell, 7th Viscount Galway; 23 Feb. 1928
Date	23 February 1928
Extent	2 ff (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Thanks her father for the letter and Nottingham newspaper so that she could read about his appointment as Chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council. Is glad he will not have to drive to Nottingham so often. The Admiral was ill with a temperature. A sandstorm is in progress and is expected to last for 3 days. Is sad to hear that Lord Spencer's brother has died [Hon. Cecil Edward Robert Spencer RN DSC Croix de guerre (1894–1928), died unmarried in a riding accident [Cecil E.R. Spencer, died in a riding accident in 1928]. Expects George and Lucia to return in about 10 days. Ga 2 E 1339/2: Envelope addressed to Viscount Galway, Serlby Hall, Bawtry, Yorkshire. Postmarked Aswan 24 Feb. 1928.
Term	death, Cecil Spencer 1928
Term	appointments, county council

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
DS/UK/81271	Spencer; Cecil Edward Robert (1894-1928); Hon.; brother of 7th Earl Spencer; died in a riding accident	1894-1928
NA79898	Smyth; Violet Frances Skeffington- (1880-1930); Hon.; née Monckton	1880-1930

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