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Rear-Admiral A.G.H.W. Moore, C.V.O., C.B., First saw service as a sub-lieutenant in the Monarch in the Egyptian War of 1882, and was appointed in 1907 Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet the following year, and from 1909 to 1912 Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes. In the latter year he became Third Sea Lord.
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ADMIRAL A.G.H.W. MOORE.
Rear-Admiral A.G.H.W. Moore, C.V.O., C.B., First saw service as a sub-lieutenant in the Monarch in the Egyptian War of 1882, and was appointed in 1907 Naval Assistant to the First Sea Lord, Chief of Staff of the Home Fleet the following year, and from 1909 to 1912 Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes. In the latter year he became Third Sea Lord.
British
1914
Medium/Technique
Photogravure on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8044
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionFront: Photo. Russell & Sons, Southsea.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4313. Series IV.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
Back: divided. Mint.
The European War, 1914 Notabilities.
Raphael Tuck & Sons' "Photogravure" Postcard No.4313. Series IV.
ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Printed in England.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)