
Caption | King George VI of the United Kingdom knighting Oliver Leese in the field, Italy, 26 Jul 1944 ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Tanner | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | |||||||
Identification Code | 4700-39 NA 17215 | |||||||
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Photo Size | 800 x 788 pixels | |||||||
Photos on Same Day | 26 Jul 1944 | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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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.