Framed communication notice between King George V and Admiral Jellicoe
A paper notice in a wooden frame. Printed on the notice are the words "H.M,.S. 'HERCULES' AUG 1914-NOV 1918, GIVING MESSAGES FROM KING GEORGE V TO JELLICOE ON AUG 4TH 1914, ALSO PERMISSION FROM C IN C TO GRAND FLEET TO SPLICE THE MIANBRACE AT 1900HRS 11 NOV 1918". The notice is set in a frame with a carved lion on top. The paper is discoloured.
Object Details
| ID: | AAB0494 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Commemorative ephemera |
| Type: | Notice |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Bristol |
| Events: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
| Vessels: | Hercules (1910) |
| Date made: | After 1918 |
| People: | King George V; Jellicoe, John Rushworth |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 410 mm x 267 mm x 30 mm |