MISCELLANEOUS 641 MEMORIAL PLAQUE 1914-18 (Hubert Charlton Rome), very fine £100-120
Hubert Charlton Rome was born in October 1883, the son of Thomas Rome, J.P., of Charlton House, Charlton King’s, Cheltenham, and was educated at Cheltenham College and the R.M.C. Sandhurst, from which latter establishment he passed out with honours as Under Officer.
Gazetted as a 2nd Lieutenant, unattached, in January 1903, he went to India and was attached to the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, prior to joining the Duke of Cambridge’s Own Infantry (Brownlow’s Punjabis) in April 1904. Advanced to Lieutenant one year later, he was seconded for service with the Khyber Rifles (Militia) in March 1909, in which capacity he remained employed until rejoining Brownlow’s Punjabis in March 1914, in the rank of Captain.
Rome was on leave in the U.K. at the time of the outbreak of hostilities, having married Doris, only child of the late W. S. Dykes, Writer to the Signet, and Mrs. Dykes, of Darnaconnar, Barrhill, Ayshire, in June 1914. One of 240 Indian Army officers detained for the New Army, he was appointed to the 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment, gazetted as a Temporary Major in October, and, shortly thereafter, ordered to France to replace casualties in the 129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis. And he was serving in that capacity when killed in action near Givenchy on 18 December 1914. He was 31 years of age and is buried in Beuvry Communal Cemetery.
642
AGOLDHALF-HUNTER POCKETWATCH, reverse outer case ornately inscribed, ‘W.G.’; reverse inner case inscribed, ‘Presented to William Grant by Friends in Westcalder in recognition of his services in P.A.O. Cape Volunteer Artillery during the Boer War, February 19th 1901’, marked ‘14k’, total weight 79.70g., some jeweller’s marks, internal condition unknown, face ring loose, otherwise good condition
£200-300
With copied roll extract for the Prince Alfred’s Own Cape Artillery showing 381 Gunner W. Grant’s entitlement to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for ‘Cape Colony’ and ‘Transvaal’. It also states ‘Permitted to resign P.A.O.C.A. 4th May 1901’.
643
A PRESENTATION POCKET WATCH, 10 carat gold-plated, the inner movement lid inscribed ‘Presented to J. W. Mace by the clerical staff and his colleagues of the Bulk Grain Dept. Victoria Dock as an appreciation of his gallantry in saving life at a fire in Canning Town, Oct. 26th 1925’, contained in an old fitted case, the case and dial in good condition, the movement present but not in working condition
£180-220
644
AN UNUSUAL TRAVELLING WRITING CASE TAKING THE FORM OF A SMALL LEATHER BOUND BOOK EVIDENTLY A MEMORIAL PIECE TO THE PRUSSIAN GENERAL BLUCHER, the brass catch engraved with the name ‘Blucher’ the exterior embossed with military figures depicted in old age presumably intended to portray General Blucher, the figures being surrounded by military trophies including French eagles and cavalry helmets, the interior of the case fitted with various pockets for pens, a writing pad, envelopes, and seals etc, all now absent, however it retains a small pull-out booklet the front cover engraved with a calender and a view of the Palais Royale the lower cover with a view of Schloss Fontainbleau, and within, a table of distances from various towns within Germany to Frankfort and a small folding map of Germany, the exterior rather worn and rubbed overall but a most unusual survival
£200-250 645
A PRESENTATION SILVER, SILVER-GILT CIGARETTE CASE, the decorated lid with central engraved inscription, ‘Presented by Senior Rani of Bahadurpur’, 93mm. by 80mm., generally in good condition
£60-80
Most probably from Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana’s first wife, Chandra Rajya Lakshmi, who died in 1934. He was onetime Commanding General of the Nepalese Army and an Hon. Colonel in the British Army, and was awarded the G.B.E. in 1934 and the K.C.B. in 1945. He had earlier commanded the Patan Brigade 1910-29 and was G.O.C. the Nepalese Contingent in India 1940-43, and latterly served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal.
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