The full list of despatches that were printed in the “London Gazette”, with links to the online versions, can be found here: Original despatches as printed in London Gazette
I have transcribed some of the despatches for presentation on the Long, Long Trail. This enables researchers to more easily locate the text via search engines. They are accessible via the following links.
France and Flanders
Sir John French’s first despatch (Mons and Le Cateau)
Sir John French’s second despatch (Marne)
Sir John French’s third despatch (Aisne)
Sir John French’s fourth despatch (First Ypres)
Sir John French’s fifth despatch (Antwerp)
Sir John French’s sixth despatch (Winter operations 1914-1915)
Sir John French’s seventh despatch (Neuve Chapelle)
Sir John French’s eighth despatch (Second Ypres, Aubers and Festubert)
Sir John French’s ninth despatch (Loos)
Sir John French’s tenth and final despatch (latter stages of Loos)
Sir Douglas Haig’s first despatch (fighting of Spring 1916)
Sir Douglas Haig’s second despatch (the Battle of the Somme, 1916)
Sir Douglas Haig’s fourth Despatch (I – the Arras offensive, 1917)
Sir Douglas Haig’s fourth Despatch (II – Bullecourt, Messines, Third Ypres)
Sir Douglas Haig’s fifth Despatch (Battle of Cambrai, 1917)
Sir Douglas Haig’s sixth Despatch (German spring offensives, 1918)
Sir Douglas Haig’s seventh Despatch (Part I – final offensives, 1918)
Sir Douglas Haig’s seventh Despatch (Part II – advance into Germany)
Egypt and Palestine
General John Maxwell’s first despatch from Egypt (the defence of the Suez Canal including the Turkish attack)
General John Maxwell’s second despatch from Egypt (the defence of the Suez Canal after the Turkish attack)
General John Maxwell’s third despatch from Egypt (early actions of the Western Frontier Force)
General John Maxwell’s fourth despatch from Egypt (a short despatch, essentially just the list of names of officers and men “mentioned”)
General John Maxwell’s fifth despatch from Egypt (campaign in Western Desert)
Ireland (1916)
Gallipoli
Sir Ian Hamilton’s first Despatch
Sir Ian Hamilton’s second Despatch
Sir Ian Hamilton’s third Despatch
Sir Ian Hamilton’s fourth Despatch
Sir Charles Monro’s Gallipoli Despatch
German Cameroon
Brigadier-General Dobell’s Cameroon despatch 31 May 1916
India
Sir Charles Monro’s 1919 despatch