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GEORGE V & WINSTON CHURCHILL CANADIAN APPOINTMENTS
Item Ref:
GVWSC - Pitman
George V Autograph
Personal Autograph
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George V
King George V personally signs the
Appointment of John Downey Pitman, Esquire Captain (acting Major) in the
Forces of Our Dominion of Canada, Canadian Ordnance Corps to be a
Companion of Our Distinguished Service Order
Dated January 1st 1918
Countersigned: "Derby"
[stamped signature] by the Secretary of State for War Edward George
Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
Secretary of State for War Winston S. Churchill signs a Notice of Mention for Canadian Forces Major. J. D. Pitman, Canadian Ordnance Corps pursuant to a Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig, K.T.,G.C.B., K.C.I.E., G.C.V.O. Despatch, on November 7th 1917.
Young Winston Churchill
Winston S. Churchill
Stamped Signature
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GEORGE V (GEORGE FREDERICK ERNEST ALBERT)
(3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936)
REIGNED AS KING OF ENGLAND 1910 TO 1936
The first British
monarch belonging to the House of Windsor (formerly known as the House
of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). As well as being King of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland (from 1927, King of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and King of Ireland) and the
Commonwealth Realms, George was also the Emperor of India. George
reigned from 6 May 1910 until his death, which included World War I
(1914-1918). While the vast majority of signings by George V from this
period were stamped facsimiles, this is a handwritten autograph by the
King and not a reproduction or facsimile. A nice Less common Royal Appointment
to a Canadian War Hero twice mentioned in Field Marshall Haig's
Despatches in 1916 and 1917.
Document Specifications for the
King George V Appointment:
This is an authentic, official Royal
Notice of Appointment by King George V on buff heavy "Turkey
Mill" paper (click here for
more information) watermarked "J Whatman/Hand Made/1917" and measuring 8¼"
wide x13"
tall (210mm x 333mm). It is in Very Fine Condition with very slight
corner wear and bears the autograph signature of George, R.I. as King of
England and is dated the 1st of January 1918.
Printed in calligraphic text
with handwritten particulars on one page (folio) only of a bifolium (single
larger sheet folded in half to form four sides or pages) with an
albino embossed seal.
Winston S. Churchill stamped signature
SIR WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER-CHURCHILL, (1874-1965)
KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC
Secretary of State for War from January 10, 1919 to February 13, 1921
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 Major J. D. Pitman, Canadian
Ordnance Corps, was mentioned in a War Despatch by Commanding General
Sir Douglas Haig, K.T., G.C.B., K.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., on November 7th
1917. He had previously been ,mentioned in another Haig Despatch as a
Captain and dated 13th November 1916. An attractive and less common
- War Office Royal Notice of Mention in Despatch - to a Canadian War Hero
appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order.
Document Specifications for the Churchill Notice of Despatch:
This is an authentic, official Royal
Note of Recognition on behalf of King George V on buff stock (heavy
weight paper) measuring 8¾"
wide x 7¼"
tall (220mm x 185mm). It is in Extremely 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, ORIGINAL AND UNIQUE IN ALL
OTHER RESPECTS.
Offered
by Berryhill & Sturgeon, Ltd. .................................
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