ROBERTS
(Frederick, Earl, 1832-1914, V.C., K.G., ‘Roberts of Kandahar’, Field Marshal)
Fine Typed Letter Signed with autograph Salutation and Subscription to Sir Frederick YOUNG
(1817-1913, Traveller and writer on Imperial Affairs), thanking him for sending him a “copy of the article you wrote in the Sunday Chronicle, published at Manchester a few weeks ago. Personally I do not think ladies would be useful as volunteers, but they could do great and good work if they would insist on all their make friends undergoing a course of compulsory military training in view of fitting themselves to take their part in the defence of the country if occasion arise. Why the men of this country should hesitate to undergo this which is essentially the duty of every citizen is inexplicable...”, 1 side 8vo., Englemere, Ascot headed paper, 17th August
Item Date:
1907
Stock No:
43459
£225
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ROBERTS
(Frederick, Earl, 1832-1914, V.C., K.G., ‘Roberts of Kandahar’, Field Marshal)
Typed Letter Signed with autograph Salutation and Subscription to the Revd. Hubert G. Stanley
sending his “regards to James Baker, who you say served throughout the Indian Mutiny. I am afraid he must have mistaken me for someone else because I was never in the Light Horse; however, as he is a Mutiny veteran, I am only too glad to do anything I can to help to cheer him up...” 1 side 4to., Veteran’s Relief Fund headed paper, Englemere, Ascot, 19th March
Item Date:
1908
Stock No:
43603
£225
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ROBERTS
(Frederick, Earl, 1832-1914, V.C., K.G., ‘Roberts of Kandahar’, Field Marshal)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Theodore MARTIN
(1816-1909, Scottish Poet, Biographer & Translator) making an appointment to meet “at the United Service Club... we can have a chat either there, or at your Club which is close by. Will you kery kindly send me a line to Edgehill, Sydenham to say if this arrangement will suit you...”, 2 sides 8v., Dublin, 17th December
Item Date:
1880
Stock No:
43539
£125
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ROBERTSON
(Sir William Robert, 1860-1933, Field Marshal, Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War)
Fine photograph by S. Langfier, signed and inscribed in white ink
"Yours very sincerely," and dated, showing him head and shoulders in uniform, 8" x 6" in mount 10½" x 8½", no place, 22nd September
Item Date:
1918
Stock No:
38569
£275
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[ROBINSON
(William Leefe, 1895-1918, V.C., Airman)]
Unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by the Daily Mirror,
showing him half length, full face with a wonderful smile, in Royal Flying Corps uniform, printed title below "the intrepid airman who, on 3rd Sept. 1916, attacked an enemy Zeppelin (L.21) in mid-air, bringing it down to the earth in flames", published by J. Beagles & Co., London, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
trifling crease across blank bottom right corner
Item Date:
1916
Stock No:
54889
£150
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