NAM.2001-04-1044-1

Silver plated mess tankard, 1915 (c)-1918. Silver plate, manufacturer unknown, 1918 (c). Baluster shaped with S shaped handle; leaf design at top of handle; engraved with white horse above scroll inscribed. In Apr 1915 the Kent Composite Battalion was set up from companies of the Buffs and Royal West Kent Regiment. For a short period in 1916 the Battalion had a Central Officer’s Mess, this mug was bought from mess funds and given to each surviving member of the central Officer’s mess. From the collection of the former Buffs Regimental Museum.

World War One, Egypt and Palestine (1914-1918), World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916)