Bidspirit auction | HISTORY - CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE

HISTORY - CUNNINGHAM OF HYNDHOPE (1883 - 1963) - Signed printed photograph - United Kingdom - Naval training on the Britannica. In 1897, he joined the Naval Brigade and took part in the Boer War. When Germany invaded Greece, he suffered heavy losses in his fleet. He then served under Eisenhower in North Africa and was appointed First Sea Lord by Churchill. In 1945 he was appointed Viscount Hyndhope. After the war he published A Sailor's Odyssey and was appointed High Commissioner of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Signed printed photograph applied to cardboard in-16, to Paul Langer. - This lot is under temporary import in the UK. 5% VAT is due if delivered in the UK. Imnport VAT will be due if delivered within the EU.