Description
Military Commission, signed by Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan, Governor and Commander in Chief, and three others, appointing Godlieb James Van Someren to be Ensign of Infantry. Vellum. 12 x 10 inches, two vertical folds, in fine condition. Fort St. George, Madras, 4 November 1859. Colonel Godlieb James van Someren (1842–1915), Madras Infantry. His portrait is in the National Army Museum.