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BERNARD LAW MONTGOMERY, OF ALAMEIN (1887-1976)
Autograph letter signed ("B. L. Montgomery") to "My dear Evelegh," one page, 2°, Eighth Army, 18 August 1943.
"Now that the campaign in Sicily is over I would like to tell you how well I consider you and your Division have done. The Division gained a high reputation in North Africa, and it has added to it in Sicily ... Please tell all your officers and men how pleased I am with what they have done."
Lightly browned, chipped at extremities and along folds but neatly repaired at verso.
Autograph letter signed ("B. L. Montgomery") to "My dear Evelegh," one page, 2°, Eighth Army, 18 August 1943.
"Now that the campaign in Sicily is over I would like to tell you how well I consider you and your Division have done. The Division gained a high reputation in North Africa, and it has added to it in Sicily ... Please tell all your officers and men how pleased I am with what they have done."
Lightly browned, chipped at extremities and along folds but neatly repaired at verso.