E.H. Allenby | Autograph letter signed and a typescript preface to his Life signed by Lloyd George

Field Marshal E.H. Allenby

Two documents:

i) Autograph letter signed, to Miss Ross, arranging a meeting, 1 page, 8vo, headed stationery of 24 Wetherby Gardens, S.W.5., London, 5 October n.y.

ii) David Lloyd George. Typescript signed, preface to the Life of Lord Allenby, 2 pages, 17 August 1925

"...To him in 1918 was given the task of eliminating this [Turkish] army from the struggle; and we are now afforded an insight into his method of doing so […] His action in Palestine and Egypt during this time was a continuous record of achievement. It comprised the capture of Jerusalem and the Holy Places - which had such far-reaching moral reaction on the whole world: a protracted, step by step, organised progress, not only against the enemy but in the face of immense natural obstacles: and the final triumphant advance which culminated in overwhelming success..."