CHURCHILL HONOURED
SHIPWRIGHT FREEMAN ( 9 a . m .) LONDON. Oct. 24. His Majesty the King, wearing a mulberry silk gown, trimmed with ermine, as Fermanent Master of the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, swore in Mr. Winston Churchill as a freeman of the company in a Mansion House ceremony. Mr. Churchill, after expressing his appreciation of the honour conferred on him by His Majesty in person, said: “I served His Majesty with the utmost strength and faithfulness . during the memorable periods in the history of this country. This kindness, in support of his unfailing courage in moments of great adversity, made the task of his Ministers far easier than it would otherwise have been. I had the honour of His Majesty's personal .friendship, and I have known him since he was- a very young man.’*
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21854, 26 October 1945, Page 3
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133CHURCHILL HONOURED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 21854, 26 October 1945, Page 3
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