Bidspirit auction | GEORGE VI: (1895-1952)

GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) - GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A World War II date D.S., George R.I. , as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James´s, 30th December 1941. The partially printed document, completed in manuscript, is addressed to Major Gerald Fitzclarence Barrett of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and states, in part, ´Whereas We have thought fit to Nominate and Appoint you to be a Member of Our Distinguished Service Order We do by these Presents Grant unto you the Dignity of a Companion of Our said Order And we do hereby authorize you to Have, Hold and Enjoy the said Dignity as a Member of Our said Order, together with all and singular the Privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining´ . Countersigned at the foot by David Margesson (1890-1965) 1st Viscount Margesson, British politician who served as Secretary of State for War 1940-42. With a circular blind embossed seal in the left margin. A light band of discolouration to the extreme edges and with some traces of former mounting to the verso, both evidently caused by previous framing. About VG