NAM.1963-01-57-1

Princess Mary tobacco box owned by Maj Henry Charles Warre, 3rd Bn King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 1914. Stamped sheet brass; rectangular, flat with round corners. Lid hinged back, lined with brass internally, bearing: repoussé head of Princess Mary within a roundel, surrounded by a laurel wreath. On either side, an initial. On either side of the initials is an inscribed roundel upon a trophy of flags. Above is an inscribed cartouche flanked by bayonet, scabbard, laurels and fauna and surmounted by a scallop shell. Around the edge is a framed border of lattice work lozenge pattern. In each corner is a cartouche inscribed in relief. Below is an inscribed cartouche flanked by scrolls and scallop shells, with a battleship in the background. Contents: One pencil in a holder made from the case of a 303 cartridge; one Belgian cartridge case; one white metal tube with suspension ring.

World War One (1914-1918)