18 DECEMBER 1915, Page 1
PosmAwm ABROAD lin. On Thursday the War Office announced that
General Sir Douglas Haig has been appointed to succeed Sir John French in command of the Army in France and Flanders. Sir John French has felt the " sixteen months of severe and incessant strain," and "has now at his own instance relinquished the command." The Government, " with full appreciation of and gratitude for the conspicuous services which Sir John French has rendered, have with the King's approval requested him to accept the appointment of Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief the troops stationed in the United Kingdom, and Sir John French has accepted the post." Sir John French is also raised to the Peerage as a Viscount.
