EDWARD VIII’S SERVICE IN WORLD WAR I

EDWARD VIII.  (1894 –1972)  King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth;  Emperor of India; the first monarch in British history to voluntarily abdicate his throne; later, after his abdication was known as:  ‘The Duke of Windsor’.  Exceedingly-scarce  Partly-printed Document  Signed “Edward” as Captain, while serving in the Royal Armed Forces during WW I,  from ‘Wellington Station’.  ‘13 September, 1916’.   Edward signs and approves a “One Day Pass [for] Private Bartlett – [of the] 10th Platoon”  One page, oblong octavo, [3 1/2 x 6 ½ inches approximately].   The pass also notes that: “If a general mobilization is ordered every soldier on pass must return immediately to his unit without waiting for instructions.  / ‘Bartlett’ has permission to be absent from his quarters”.  This piece is a remarkable survivor with the usual fold marks, and with the manuscript portions filed out in purple indelible pencil, while Edward’s signature is in ink.  Just an exceedingly rare piece from a man whose life was the center of global headlines from his birth to his death.

 

$995.00