An Unissued Proclamation Of Martial Law By Lieutenant-General Holmes During The Lebanese Crisis (Nov. 1943) Auction Silver with red and black

Silver with red and black enamels

5 mm x 126 mm each

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 5th Infantry Battalion

25mm) insignia attached

1911 and 1935 medals are engraved

An Unissued Proclamation Of Martial Law By Lieutenant-General Holmes During The Lebanese Crisis (Nov. 1943) Auction Silver with red and blackAn unpublished proclamation that was to be made on November 24, 1943 by William George Holmes to the lebanese citizens and all troops stationed in Lebanon in response to the British threat to declare martial law following the illegal arrest of the newly elected Ministers of the Lebanese Government by the French Delegate General; 57. 4 cm x 40. 9 cm; overall condition near extremely fine. Footnote: In 1942, after a strenuous fight for independence from