Lawrence Abelson's Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot Officer certificate.

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Ottawa Jewish Archives via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)

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November 1941 (indexed as 1941)

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1 certificate

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George the Sixth,By Command of His Excellency The Governor GeneralPilot Officer Lawrence Balfour AbelsonRoyal Canadian Air ForceSpecial ReserveAir Secretaryfor Minister of National Defence for Airfor Minister of Air Boardby the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, &cTo Our Trusty and well beloved Lawrence Balfour Abelson Greeting!We reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty Courage and good Conduct, do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be an Officer in Our Active Air Force of Our Dominion of Canada from the Twenty fourth day of November 1941. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge your Duty as such in the Rank of Pilot Officer or in such other Rank, as He may from time to time hereafter be pleased to promote or appoint you to, of which a notification will be made in the Canada Gazette, or in such other manner as may for the time being be prescribed by Us in Council, and you are in such manner and on such occasions as may be prescribed by Us to exercise and well discipline in Arms, both the inferior Officers, and Men serving under you and use your best endeavours to keep them in good Order and Discipline. And We do hereby Command them to Obey you as their superior Officer, and you to observe and follow such Orders and Directions as from time to time you shall receive from Us, or any your superior Officer according to the Rules and Discipline of War in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in you.In Witness Whereof Our Governor General of Our Dominion of Canada hath hereunto set his hand and Seal at Our Government House in the City of Ottawa this Eleventh day of February in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty two and in the Sixth Year of Our ReignRead automatically; may contain mistakes.

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