7624: Sergeant James McDivitt's Photographs and Certificate

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posted on 2024-01-18, 14:21 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Sergeant James McDivitt of the Royal Engineers was born in March, 1885. Before the war he was a cabinet maker. On October 23rd, 1918, he was mentioned in a despatch by General E. H. H. Allenby - this was commemorated in a certificate signed by Winston Churchill.

James McDivitt's granddaughter, Mary McLean Innes, believes he spent most of the war in the Middle East, and saw T.E. Lawrence.

History

Name of contributor(s)

Mary McLean Innes; granddaughter of James McDivitt.

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

James McDivitt

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 - 1918

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

The Middle East.

Object(s)

Two photographs on postcards show James McDivitt in uniform, one on horseback and another in a family portrait. The certificate, signed by Winston Churchill, acknowledges his despatch mention from despatch by General E. H. H. Allenby.