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King George VI of the United Kingdom knighting Oliver Leese in the field, Italy, 26 Jul 1944

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Caption     King George VI of the United Kingdom knighting Oliver Leese in the field, Italy, 26 Jul 1944 ww2dbase
Date 26 Jul 1944
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-39 NA 17215
 
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Photos on Same Day 26 Jul 1944
 
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Licensing  According to the United Kingdom National Archives, Crown copyright material that has been created prior to 1 Jun 1957 is considered to be in the public domain.

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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 800 x 788 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
24 Mar 2015 11:45:22 PM

The King is commemorating Leese’s promotion from Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath to Knight Commander in the same Order, a promotion that had actually been conferred a year before in 1943.

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