Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I mb-code 42-31527877 Hillingdon House

Hillingdon House

Three-quarter length portrait of Sir Andrew Noble seated in a conservatory with pot plants on bench in background

Plate 19 for the paper 'Observations on the structure and oeconomy of whales'

The wreckage-strewn Naval Air Station

Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief of the BEF, France, World War I mb-code 42-31527877 Hillingdon HouseSir 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.