Leather holster for a .38 Colt automatic pistol, with exterior cartridge pouch, 1914-1917 (c).
Belonged to Maj R A Poore, Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, during World War One, 1914-1918.
Poore served with the Wiltshire Yeomanry from 1899-1917. After serving throughout the Boer War, and acting as District Magistrate in South Africa, Poore was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1901 and received the Coronation Medal 1911. During World War One he was promoted to (Temporary) Lieutenant Colonel, and served with the 2nd Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers from Feb-Sep 1917, when he was killed in action.