TCG Letter #1288

Gilson sends a telegram to Tolkien to say that he and Smith will arrive at 10.34am into Lichfield and will be at the George Hotel which will be their base.^{See also Letter from Rob Gilson to J.R.R. Tolkien • 21 September 1915 (#1286) Letter from Christopher Wiseman to J.R.R. Tolkien • 23 September 1915 (#1287) Letter from Rob Gilson, G. B. Smith to J.R.R. Tolkien • 25 September 1915 (#1289)[1]}

The 'Council of Lichfield' takes place 25-25 September and will be the last time all four members will be together, and is the last time Tolkien sees Rob Gilson before he is killed in action fighting in World War I. He will be killed on 1 July 1916, he was 23 years old.