Certificate
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
12 Nov 1917
Materials
Parchment paper
Measurements
435 x 545 mm
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Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 638648
Summary
Certificate detailing the conferring of the rank of Commandeur de la Legion D’Honneur, on 12th January 1917, printed in black on parchment, rolled
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.
Marks and inscriptions
Printed in black within a decorative border ‘ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D’HONNEUR’ above a depiction of the order and ‘HONNEUR’ and ‘PATRIE’ to either side; ‘Le Grand Chancelier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur/ certifie que, par Decret du’ in pen ‘douze Janvier’ printed ‘mil neuf cent’ in pen ‘dix sept’/ printed ‘La President de la Republique Francaise/ a confere a’ in pen ‘M. Lieutenant Colonel (temp. Major General ) A.A.Montgomery, R.A.,’/ Chef d’Etat, Major de la 4 me Armee Britannique,’ printed ‘la Decoration de’ in pen ‘Commandeur’ printed ‘de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’honneur/ Fait a Paris, le’ in pen ’12 Janvier’ printed ‘19’ in pen ‘17’/ printed signature;/ ‘Par le Grand Chancelier:/ Le Secretaire generale de l’Ordre,’ struck through and ‘Vu, scelle et enregistre No.’ in pen ’18,076’/ printed ‘Le Chef de 1 er Bureau,’ signature/ 4-12-1916’ below an impressed circular seal. On reverse, printed in one corner, 7,174