Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

paper

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

40,6 cm

Largeur

30,6 cm

Hauteur

S/O

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Aviation

Catégorie

Archives

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Defence UK

Pays

England

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

London

Contexte

Pays

Angleterre

État/province

Inconnu

Période

WWI (1914-1918); certificate is dated Nov. 1, 1918; the appointment is retroactive to April 1, 1918

Canada

Inconnu

Fonction

the RFC was absorbed into the RAF in 1918, necessitating new appointments for officers in the newly-created service branch

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

lettering on certificate reads: "TEMPORARY/George by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of/Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender/of the Faith, Emperor of India, &c./To Our Trusty and well beloved John Gladwyn Rolph, Greeting./We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage,/and good Conduct, do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be an Officer in Our/Royal Air Force from the First Day of April 1918. You are therefore carefully and diligently/to discharge your Duty as such in the Rank of Lieutenant or in such higher Rank as/We may from time to time hereafter be pleased to promote or appoint you to of which a notification/will be made in the London Gazette and you are at all times to exercise and well discipline in/Arms both the inferior Officers and Men serving under you and use your best endeavours/to keep them in good Order and Discipline./And We do hereby Command them to Obey you/as their superior Officer and you to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as from time/to time you shall receive from Us or any your superior Officer according to the Rules and/Discipline of War in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in you./Given at Our Court at Saint James's the First/day of/November 1918 in the Ninth Year of Our Reign./By His Majesty's Command,"; 2 illeg. hand written signatures at bottom right; hand written signature at upper left: "George R.I."; raised lettering on edge of seal reads: "CONCIL ABR BRITT MAG SIGIL OFFI"

Manque

S/O

Fini

black text on white paper; red ink stamp at top tight

Décoration

RAF seal at bottom centre