An Original Letter written and Signed by Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell C1900. A letter to a wife marking the death of her husband and reminisces about him. On Governor of Malta headed paper. Field Marshal Francis Wallace Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell, 1841-1925 was a British Army officer. After serving as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa, he fought in the 9th Xhosa War, the Anglo-Zulu War and then the Anglo-Egyptian War. He went on to become Sirdar (Commander-in-Chief) of the Egyptian Army and commanded the forces at the Battle of Suakin in December 1888 and at the Battle of Toski in August 1889 during the Mahdist War. After that he became Governor of Malta and then Commander-in-Chief, Ireland before retiring in 1908. Size is 200mm x 125mm. Condition is good. Light folding creasing. Age toning marks.