THE BRITISH COMMAND IN FRANCE.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG APPOINTEIf.
SIR JOHN FRENCH GOING T(> ENGLAND.'
The Prime Minister has received the following by eablo f»'on> Uio H;gh Commissioner— London, Dec. 16. 12.00 a.m. General Sir Douglas Ilaig has been appointed to succeed Sir John French in command of the Army in France and] Flanders. ''•''Sir John .French has accepted, the ap>pointment of Ffeld-M&rshal Commanding in Chief the troops stationed in theUnited Kingdom, and has received the dignity of Viscount.
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13963, 17 December 1915, Page 4
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79THE BRITISH COMMAND IN FRANCE. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13963, 17 December 1915, Page 4
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