Lord+Kitchener

[] Lord Kitchener By: Emily

[] 1. Lord Kitchener was born on June 24, 1850, near Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ire. 2. He went to school at Royal military academy! (1871)

3. Lord Kitchener became a hero when he led the British army to fight in Sudan and he won and since he won he was giving the name Lord Kitchener! (1898)

[] 4. A British leader gave him nickname, Kitchener of Khartoum! 5. When it came to the outbreak of World War One he was named Secretary of State for War!

[] 6. Political reputation began to crash in 1915, the Gallipoli campaign collapse and shell crisis hit!

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7. His full name is Horatio Herbert Kitchener. 8. He made a sign showing him pointing and saying “your country wants you.”

[] 9. When died, he was at war and no one found him, he was lost at sea. 10. His location of death is at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. 11. His father is col. Lt. Kitchener. 12. His girlfriend was Hermione Baker (fiancée, d. 1881 typhoid fever). [] 13. He created an Earl in 1914. 14. He was the symbol of the British war effort when appeared on a poster. [] 15. He made a massive campaign for people to volunteer to go to war, large numbers of people came.

[] 16. When on his journey to Russia, he was attacked by the German mine at sea and died. [] 17. Lord Kitchener was seen as a hero when he agreed to be secretary of war. 18. Kitchener was so popular some little boys would call out “Come home Kitchener of Khartoum”.