| Description
| Certificate to T./Lt. J. A. Callen, Scottish Rifles, confirming he was mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal Sir John French on November 30th 1915. Card certificate, folded three times length wise. Official Government seal at top, Issued by War Office, Whitehall, S.W., 1st March 1919. Facsimilie signature by Secretary of State for War, Winston Churchill. Part of a collection belonging to J. A. Callen, an officer who served with the 10th Bn Scottish Rifles in the First World War and who was present at the Battle of Loos. Collection consists of full size medal group, miniature medal group, two mention in despatches certificates, Army Book 136, and a photograph of 5 officers (one of general rank). |
