MILITARIA
416
QUEENSTOWN VOLUNTEER RIFLES (SOUTH AFRICA) OFFICER’S WAIST BELT CLASP. a very
fine and scarce silver plated example of standard 1855 pattern the circle
‘Queenstown Volunteer Rifles’ encloses a lined area bearing the Arms of
the Colony (See Owen 278 for style of centre) no bench marks; THE DUKE
OF EDINBURGH’S OWN VOLUNTEERS (SOUTH AFRICA) OTHER RANKS WAIST BELT CLASP.
a good silver plated example of standard 1855 pattern the plain ends
enclose a circle, ‘Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteers’ in the centre a
thistle spray, very good overall condition (2). £150-200
417
BOER REPUBLIC (ZAR) WAIST BELT CLASP & HELMET BADGE. a large heavy brass two part clasp acanthus ends and circle ‘Eendragt
Maakt Magt’ in the centre the ‘ZAR’ monogram, the die-stamped brass helmet plate shows an eagle standing on a circle
bearing the same motto and central monogram, good condition (2) £50-70
418
PRESENTATION SILVER CIGARETTE CASE ALFRED LEYLAND DCM, a very fine square
example by HW Ld Birmingham 1917 the front engraved with ‘AL’
monogram floral designs and scroll work, the inside engraved, ‘To/
Alfred Leyland DCM/From/Mount Pleasant Church & School/ Sept 28.
1918’. Complete with full research of Alfred Leyland’s family, education
(Burnley Lancashire) and his subsequent WWI career in the Royal Flying
Corps (1915-1918). The London Gazette Supplement March 28th 1918
gives the details of 1st Class Air Mechanic A. Leylands award, very
good condition £40-60
419
IMPERIAL GERMAN OFFICER’S CIGARETTE CASE, a very fine engraved silver example (unmarked) the front engraved with the
crowned cypher of the 18th Hussaren Regiment, the inner front engraved, ‘dem Regts Adj/Ltn. dL. Mehlberg’, the inner
back section engraved, ‘Oberst Bergmann’ and the reverse engraved, ‘Weihnachten/ im Felde1915’ (Christmas Day in
the Field), very good condition £50-80
420
ROYAL ENGINEER OFFICER’S WW2 SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, a good rectangular engine turned example by Mappin & Webb
Birmingham 1941 the front engraved with the cap badge format of badge (GVIR cypher), the inside front engraved, ‘D.
W.G.’. Research indicates that this was the property of D W Green, 2nd Lieut 18/1/1941 Lieut 18/7/1942 Temporary
Captain 2/2/1943, of good weight and condition; A WW2 German/Italian Forces Gun Metal Cigarette Case, the front
engraved with an eagle a fasces a Swastika and sun burst plus the name ‘W.Roberto’, the reverse with a desert scene
palm trees camel village etc., some wear to the second item (2) £40-60
421
WW2 SILVER CIGARETTE CASE WRAF SERGEANT OLIVE MARY MORSE (CASUALTY). a good engine-turned ladies size cigarettes case by
D&F Birmingham 1938, the inside front engraved with eleven Christian names (six male five female) and dated ‘5.9.39’.
A handwritten note states, This silver cigarette case belonged to Olive M Morse (known as Daphne), who was killed in a
Halifax plane, whilst flying over Yorkshire in 1943, when serving in the WRAF. She was Catharine Wagstaff’s step-
sister’. Accompanied by much painstaking research concerning Sergeant Morse’s fatal last flight 14 September 1943.
She was serving as Meteorologist with No. 4 Group. The Halifax LW246 of 158 Squadron crashed at Fardon near Filey
North Yorkshire at approximately 1600 hours with the loss of all on board, very good condition £40-60
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