Description

Description: Rear Admiral David Beatty signed his last name in blue ink with a stroke beneath it on a small piece of paper bearing an embossed  stamp of the Royal Admiralty.

3” x 4 ½”  ivory laid paper mounted onto thin card stock.  Item #A01946

Rear Admiral David Beatty (1871-1936) was a Royal Naval Officer who commanded the Battle of Cruise Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 (WWI). He was the First Sea Lord (Chief of Staff) from 1919-1927 and involved in negotiating the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922.

Condition: A couple of light stains. Generally good condition.