Maj_Gen_Frederick_Sykes.jpg - Wikipedia

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Description Maj Gen Frederick Sykes.jpg	English: Photograph of Major-General en:Frederick Sykes in the initial Royal Air Force uniform design. This uniform was introduced in April 1918 and phased out in August 1919. The source (see below) describes the image as "a First World War portrait" dating it to some time in the period April to November 1918.
Date	(April to November 1918)
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. The photograph was scanned from Probert, H. (1991). High Commanders of the Royal Air Force . HMSO. ISBN 0-11-772635-4 . The entire book, including its photographs, was issued under Crown Copyright. Although copyright for the book is dated at 1991, the Crown Copyright on the photographs starts from the date when they were taken. As this photograph is more than 50 years old it is now in the public domain.
Author	This file is lacking author information.

This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain .

This is because it is one of the following :

It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply )
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2006-12-17 17:42 Greenshed 688×916×8 (265810 bytes) Photograph of Major-General [[Frederick Sykes]] in the initial Royal Air Force uniform design. This uniform was intoduced in April 1918 and phased out in August 1919. The source (see below) describes the image as "a First World War portrait" dating it t