Proclamation by King George V - n.d.
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George R. I. George the Fifth, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith Emperor of India, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George to All to whom these presents shall come: Greeting. Whereas We, as Sovereign and Chief of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, have full power to dispense with all the Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations required to be observed in conferring the Dignity of the said Order: Warrant Dispensing with the Investiture of Major - General Enoch Herbert Crowder as an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
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And whereas We have been graciously pleased to nominate and appoint Major General Enoch Herbert Crowder to be an Honorary Knight Commander of Our said Most Distinguished Order: Now know ye that We are pleased to dispense with, and do hereby dispense with so much of the aforesaid Statutes, Ordinances, and Regulations as provides for the Investiture of the said Enoch Herbert Crowder with the Insignia of the aforesaid Dignity of Honorary Knight Commander but no further: and We do give and grant unto him, the said Enoch Herbert Crowder full power and authority to wear the Insignia of, and enjoy the precedence and
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privileges appertaining and belonging unto an Honorary Knight Commander of Our said Most Distinguished Order, in as full and ample a manner as if he had been invested by Us with the Insignia of Honorary Knight Commander in the form prescribed by the Statutes of Our said Order. Given at Our Court at Saint James under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Most Distinguished Order this Sixteenth day of October, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen, in the Tenth Year of our Reign. By His Majesty's Command, [signature] By the Sovereign's Command, [signature] Acting Chancellor.
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| Title | Proclamation by King George V - n.d. |
| Creator | King George V |
| Source | King George V. Proclamation by King George V. n.d. Lockmiller, David A. (1906-2005), Papers, 1880-1964. C0405. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. |
| Description | <p>This proclamation by King George V, named Enoch Crowder an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order. Crowder, an Edinburg, Missouri, native, served as Judge Advocate General of the United States Army during World War I and drafted the Selective Service Act of 1917.</p> |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act |
| Site Accession Number | C0405 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |