Pen that signed the Armistice on November 11, 1918, 1918, c 1965
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0014/BRDW V 5/1
Scope and Contents
Pen used by Vice-Admiral Sir Rosslyn ['Rosie'] Wemyss, [1st Sea Lord] to sign the Armistice on behalf of the British Government. Also includes a letter from his nephew, on giving the pen to Clementine, Lady Churchill.
Dates
- Creation: 1918
- Creation: c 1965
Creator
- From the Fonds: Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir, 1874 - 1965 (Knight, statesman and historian) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
2 item(s)
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087
archives@chu.cam.ac.uk