FOCH FERDINAND: (1851-1929) French Marshal of World War
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FOCH FERDINAND: (1851-1929) French Marshal of World War I. An 8vo menu card for a dinner at The Carlton Hotel, London, 20th July 1919, with the gold embossed coat of arms of the hotel at the head and the menu elegantly penned in French, signed ('F Foch') by Foch in bold blue indelible pencil to the verso and also signed by David Beatty (1871-1936) British Admiral of World War I, with his name alone in bold pencil, also to the verso. With the ink ownership signature of Ada Skipper to the upper left corner of the recto. Matted in white and framed and glazed (to both sides) in a plain gold coloured wooden frame to an overall size of 6.5 x 9. VG
The day before signing the present menu Foch had been appointed a Field Marshal in the British Army by His Majesty King George V.
The day before signing the present menu Foch had been appointed a Field Marshal in the British Army by His Majesty King George V.
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