GEORGE ACKROYD - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 160869
Price: $120.00
GEORGE ACKROYD
Signed sepia-tone 3x5 photo, in formal attire, holding a
flute
Photograph signed: "Yours Sincerely/Geo. Ackroyd/(Ackroyd &
Laringis [?]". B/w, 3¼x5¼. George Ackroyd, a graduate of the Royal College
of Music, was principal flutist with the Royal Opera, Covent Gardens, before
and after World War II. During that conflict he was Pipe Major of the Transvaal
Scottish Regiment, which fought in the major battles of the North African
campaign, including el Alamein. The bagpipers in a Scottish regiment form a
machine gun crew during a battle. The King Edward VII School, a prestigious
prep school in Johannesburg, hosts an international bagpipe competition, named
in honor of Ackroyd. Lightly toned. Mounting residue on verso. Otherwise fine
condition.
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