NAM.2002-10-127-1

Swagger stick, City Imperial Volunteers, 1900 Wooden with hallmarked silver top and brass ferrule, 1900. Samuel Pye had originally joined the 1st Essex Royal Garrison Artillery (Volunteers) in the 1890s. Following the outbreak of the Boer War he was one of 16 men from the unit to volunteer for service in south Africa as part of the City Imperial Volunteers (CIV). Pye was discharged from the Regiment in November when it returned home and was disbanded. Associated with Boer War.

Boer War (1899-1902)