021481
Photograph 021481 Second World War, 1939-1945CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. THE SILVER CROSS PRESENTED TO MAJOR-GENERAL L.J. MORSHEAD BY GENERAL SIKORSKI, POLISH COMMANDER-IN- CHIEF. IT IS THE POLISH VIRTUTI MILITARI FOR GALLANTRY.
021479 Accession Number: 021479
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CAIRO, EGYPT. 1941-11-21. IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SERVICES AS COMMANDER OF THE TOBRUK FORTRESS MAJOR-GENERAL L.J. MORSHEAD RECEIVED THE POLISH SILVER CROSS FROM GENERAL SIKORSKI AT THIS CEREMONY. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS A TRANSLATION OF THIS SPEECH BEING READ. IT STATED "I AM PROUD AND HAPPY TO DECORATE A DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE WITH THIS CROSS, WHICH STANDS FOR THE VIRTUES AND COURAGE OF THE SOLDIER IN THE FIELD".
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021479
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