AUTOGRAPH LETTER, signed, to Mr. Fry:
dated 8.1.48, on blind-embossed Freelands. Winchester letterhead, saying he 'knew Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Doveton Sturdee Gt GCB etc well but have no signature of his. . . . I knew Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson . . . very well but have no signature of his that I can send you'; he suggests people who could be contacted who might help to get an autograph '(please do not quote me!) I hope you will get them, meanwhile I sign well below. I was Capt. of Jellicoe's Flagship H.M.S. "Iron Duke" in the Battle of Jutland. . . .' Single sheet (22.5 cm. x 16.2 cm.), written on one side, with creases. *Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer (1878\endash 1956), officer of the Royal Navy, served as flag captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe at the Battle of Jutland. Item #179349
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