Letters Patent - Appointing the Judge Advocate General [2021-05-12]

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Title

Letters Patent - Appointing the Judge Advocate General [2021-05-12]

Subject

Military
Law

Description

Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II appointing Alan Large as Judge Advocate General.

Creator

Queen Elizabeth II

Source

FOI request

Date

2021-05-12

Contributor

T. Onslow

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Transcript

ELIZABETH THE SECOND by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace trusting in the wisdom and fidelity of Our trusty and well beloved Alan Macdonald Large one of Our Circuit Judges Do by these Presents constitute and appoint him to be Advocate General or Judge Martial of all Our regular auxiliary and reserve Forces in accordance with the provisions of the Courts-Martial (Appeals) Act 1951 (as amended) and to exercise the same in person according to the powers and authorities given by Statute or otherwise from time to time To have and to hold the said Office of Advocate General or Judge Martial so long as he shall well behave himself therein And it is Our will and pleasure that all officers sailors soldiers and airmen of our said Forces obey him as Our Advocate General or Judge Martial in that behalf constituted and appointed as aforesaid In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twelfth day of May in the seventieth year of Our Reign

BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN'S SIGN MANUAL

ROMEO

Warranty

Sign Manual Warrant

Seal Type

None

Ornamentation

Printed in Times New Roman.

Queen Elizabeth II's name is capitalized and in boldface.

Appointee's name and office are in boldface.

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Special Features

'E' in "Elizabeth" is much larger than the surrounding text, suggesting an improperly formatted drop cap.

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Citation

Queen Elizabeth II, “Letters Patent - Appointing the Judge Advocate General [2021-05-12],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/71.

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