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1919 WINSTON CHURCHILL WAR DESPATCH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Item Ref: BSL - Churchill Despatch
Acknowledgement
SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL,
KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC
(1874-1965)
This is an Authentic, Official and Original Document issued on March
1st, 1919 by the British War Office. Following World War I it was common
to acknowledge heroic and extraordinary actions by individual soldiers
during the war. This Acknowledges that 139410 Gunner A. Turner, 32nd
Siege Battery, 71st Brigade, D.C.M. was mentioned in a War Despatch by Commanding General
Sir Douglas Haig, K.T., G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., on November 8th,
1918 "for gallant and distinguished service".
Document Specifications:
This is an authentic, official Royal
Note of Recognition on behalf of King George V on buff stock measuring 8¾"
wide x 7¼"
tall (220mm x 185mm). This has in turn been mounted on a thicker
cardboard backing. It is in Very Fine Condition and bears
the stamped facsimile signature of Winston S. Churchill as Secretary of
State for War and is from the War Office, Whitehall, S.W. and dated 1st
March 1919. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AND
ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SIGNATURE, AND WAS APPLIED IN
THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR WAR, IT IS NOT CHURCHILL'S PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH. THIS
SIGNATURE, IN OUR OPINION, WAS APPLIED BY A FACSIMILE STAMP AND IS SOLD
AS SUCH. STILL IT IS A DESIRABLE ARTIFACT AND DOCUMENT
COMMEMORATING WORLD WAR I AND WHICH IS AUTHENTIC AND ORIGINAL IS ALL
OTHER RESPECTS.
Offered
by Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd. .................................
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