Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. PEACE DAY PARADE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, JULY 19, 1919

Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844-1925

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Alexandra was born December 1, 1844, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her family had been relatively obscure until 1852, when her father, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, was named successor to the Danish throne. At the age of sixteen, she was chosen as the future wife of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent of Queen Victoria; the pair married in 1863. She died November 20, 1925 at Sandringham House, Norfolk, England. ...

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910

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Edward VII (born Albert Edward, 9 November 1841, London, United Kingdom,-d. 6 May 1910, London, United Kingdom) was the the eldest son and second child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He hoped to pursue a career in the British Army, but his mother vetoed an active military career. He married Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. During Queen Victoria's widowhood, Edward pioneered the idea of royal public appearances as they are understood today; he was regarded worldwide as an arbiter of men's fash...

Harbord, James G. (James Guthrie), 1866-1947

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Army officer and business executive. From the description of James G. Harbord papers, 1886-1938 (bulk 1918-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82223891 Harbord was a Major General and commanded the Services of Supply of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. He became Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1921-22. As a civilian, he became president of the Radio Corp of America (RCA) and resided in Rye, N.Y. He died in 1947. From the desc...

Furze, Edward Keith Byrne, b. 1890

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Edward Keith Byrne Furze (b. 1890), General in the British Army, joined the Queen's regiment in 1912. He commanded the 1st Battalion during World War I and became a prisoner of war in 1918. From the description of Furze, Edward Keith Byrne, b. 1890 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597909 ...

Lassiter, William, 1867-1959

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Butler, Richard Harte Keatings, 1870-1935

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Richard Harte Keatings Butler (1870-1935), British staff officer and military commander, served on the staff of Commander-in-Chief Douglas Haig during World War I in several positions: Brigadier-General General Staff, I Corps; Major-General General Staff, 1st Army; and Deputy Chief of General Staff. Near the end of the War he took command of III Corps. From the description of Butler, Richard Harte Keatings, 1870-1935 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10598090...

Goodwin, John Chapman (Thomas Herbert John Chapman), 1871-1960

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Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin (b. May 24, 1871, Ceylon-d. Sept. 29, 1960), Lieutenant General in the British Army, undertook medical training at St. Mary's Hospital, London, was admitted to the Royal College of Physicians in 1891, and received his commission in the Army Medical Service in 1893. He saw active service in India in 1897 and 1898, during World War I, and became Director of the Army Medical Service in 1918. He later served as Governor of Queensland, Australia, from 1927 to 1...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...

Brewster, Andre Walker, 1862-1942

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Andre Walker Brewster (b. Dec. 9, 1862, New Jersey-d. March 27, 1942), Major General in the U.S. Army, began his military career with the 10th Infantry in 1885 and moved through the ranks, after graduating from the Army War College in 1907, then serving as Inspector General from 1909 to 1913. He reached the rank of major general in 1922. He retired from Army service in December 1925. From the description of Brewster, Andre Walker, 1862-1942 (U.S. National Archives and Records Adminis...

George V King of Great Britain 1865-1936

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King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1910 to 1936. From the description of Letter, 1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435422 George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) was king of the United Kingdom from 1910-1936, the second son of Prince Albert Edward, later King Edward VII. From the description of George V letter, 1918. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 272397357 Prince George, Duke of Cornwall and York became Ki...

Beatty, David Beatty, Earl, 1871-1936

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Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, (17 January 1871 - 11 March 1936) was an admiral in the Royal Navy. He commanded the British battlecruisers at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Later in the war he was Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet, in which capacity he received the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of hostilities, and then in the 1920s he served a lengthy term as First Sea Lord (head of the Royal Navy). From the description of Menu, November 11, 1921....

Mary, Queen, consort of George V, King of Great Britain, 1867-1953

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Accession date: 1910 Places: England Title: Queen Consort of King George V British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x0003cf ...

Hines, John Leonard, 1868-1968

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Army officer. From the description of Papers of John Leonard Hines, 1881-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81349139 John Leonard Hines was a United States (U.S.) Army officer. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, in 1891 and was commissioned as second lieutenant of Infantry in 1891. He served in the Spanish-American War both in Cuba and in the Philippines. For a decade, he served as Chief Quartermaster (CQ) at various stations and was then assig...

Fowke, George Henry, 1864-1936

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George Henry Fowke (Sir) (b. 1864-d. 1936) was a British Army general who saw service in the South African War, was an observer during the Russo-Japanese War, and was senior engineering advisor, Royal Engineers, with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during World War I. In 1916 he became Adjutant-General of the BEF and held this post until the end of the War. He retired from the Army in 1922. From the description of Fowke, George Henry, 1864-1936 (U.S. National Archives and Recor...

Biddle, John, 1859-1936

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John Biddle (b. Feb. 2, 1859, Detroit, Michigan-d. Jan. 18, 1936), major general in the U.S. Army, was an 1881 West Point graduate. He was an engineer specializing in rivers and harbors, serving during the Spanish-American War and with expeditions to Puerto Rico and Cuba. He was in charge of river and harbor work, at various times, in San Francisco, Savannah, and Baltimore, and also served as superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. During World War I, he was a commander in France and Englan...

Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929

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Marshal of France, taught at the Ecole de Guerre, strategist at the battles of the Marne and Ypres during World War I and commander of the Alllied Armies in 1918. From the description of Letter, 1923. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416593 Marshall of France, and commander of the Allied forces at the end of World War I. From the description of Notes, 1919 Oct. 14-Nov. 19, to the Paris Peace Conference. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 13917422 Fr...

Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928

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British field-marshal. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Boswells, Scotland, to an unidentified "Sir George", 1927 July 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270503788 ...

Macdonogh, George, 1865-1942

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George Mark Watson MacDonogh (Sir) (b. 1865-d. 1942), Major-General in the British Army and Director of Military Intelligence, War Office (1916-1918), was commissioned with the Royal Engineers in 1884. With Britain's entry into the First World War, he went to France as the Commander-in-Chief's Chief Intelligence Officer. General MacDonogh retired in 1925. From the description of Macdonogh, George, 1865-1942 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10597912 ...