michaeldr Posted 22 July , 2019 Share Posted 22 July , 2019 16 minutes ago, charlie2 said: The Lancashire Division was visited on 9th May 1919 by HRH Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. Judging by how the senior officers are following on behind, I think this could well be a photo of the occasion. Winston Churchill was Secretary of State for War at that time and he could well be the civilian with top hat & cane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 22 July , 2019 Author Share Posted 22 July , 2019 Hi Charlie and Michaeldr, thank you for this most ineteresting information! As one of the photos is from May 1919 June is not too far off. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie2 Posted 22 July , 2019 Share Posted 22 July , 2019 3 hours ago, michaeldr said: Winston Churchill was Secretary of State for War at that time and he could well be the civilian with top hat & cane Not impossible, but the there is no record in the Divisional War Diary of Mr Churchill visiting the Division. One would expect that a visit by the Secretary of State for War would be worthy of a mention in the diary. Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 22 July , 2019 Share Posted 22 July , 2019 5 hours ago, michaeldr said: Winston Churchill was Secretary of State for War at that time and he could well be the civilian with top hat & cane I have to say that when I first saw the picture, Churchill crossed my mind. Just something about him somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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