Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A hand-written letter from Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, V.C., K.G., &c.
A very rare hand-written letter of invitation to Lieutenant Geoffrey Duval Hall and his wife from Lord Roberts, dated 17 October 1911, together with the original envelope. Roberts who lived at ‘Englemere’, Ascot, Berkshire, has heard from a Major Simpson that the Halls are living at ‘Heatherlands’, Sunninghill, Berks. The Halls are cordially invited to call at about five o’clock, ‘any day except Saturday, good condition £160-£200

Sold together with details of Hall’s military career. Lord Roberts had first met Hall in South Africa when he was a junior officer in Marshall’s Horse. Lord Roberts was certainly helpful in assisting Hall when he came over to the U.K.