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RICHARD C. B. HAKING

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RICHARD C. B. HAKING
RICHARD C. B. HAKING
(1862 - 1945) British general, who commanded XI Corps in the First World War, perhaps unfairly remembered for the high casualties suffered by his forces at the second Battle of Fromelles, launched while the Battle of the Somme was underway. Fine S.P., 11 3/4" x 17 1/2" sepia (overall), a fine chest, up image in uniform signed adding: "Comdg XI Corps France 5th August 1914 to 18 Nov'r 1918". Fine.