An Unissued Proclamation Of Martial Law By Lieutenant-General Holmes During The Lebanese Crisis (Nov. 1943) Auction BEDFORD REGT

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stating that he was with the Royal Regiment of Canada

Signed by Major-General Senior Officer Price J

The front is completed by a vertical row of eight silver gilt pebbled buttons on the right side

An Unissued Proclamation Of Martial Law By Lieutenant-General Holmes During The Lebanese Crisis (Nov. 1943) Auction BEDFORD REGTAn unpublished proclamation that was to be made on November 24, 1943 by William George Holmes to the lebanese citizens and all troops stationed in Lebanon in response to the British threat to declare martial law following the illegal arrest of the newly elected Ministers of the Lebanese Government by the French Delegate General; 57. 4 cm x 40. 9 cm; overall condition near extremely fine. Footnote: In 1942, after a strenuous fight for independence from