Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I J.H.W. Fichbein 1275x1021mm

1275x1021mm

also showing the garden

On 17th July 1964 he set a speed record on land with a jet-powered Class A land vehicle

with a detail of the child's skin

Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I J.H.W. Fichbein 1275x1021mmSir John French, Commander in Chief of the BEF, France, World War I, 1914 1915. Field Marshal French (1852 1925) with aides de camp at headquarters. He was the first Commander in Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. He was replaced by his deputy, General Douglas Haig, in 1915 and served as Commander of British Home Forces for the rest of the war. Stereoscopic card detail.