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Letter from King George V [no date]

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Letter expressing His Majesty's gratitude for Donald Brown's bravery and sacrifice during the Great War. It reads, "I join with my people in sending you this memorial of a brave life given for others in the Great War."

  • Other Id

    14839 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2018-9-17 (Reference Number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Letter from King George V [no date]
  • Physical Description

    1p on 1 leaf ; 193 mm x 120 mm

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Papers relating to the First World War service of Donald Melville Wood Brown, 1916

  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: WWI]

  • Subject Notes
    King George Frederick Ernest Albert, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from May 6, 1910 until his death in 1936.
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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