NAM.2000-03-5-1

Cigarette case, 1919. Silver by J Gloster Limited, hallmarked Birmingham, 1919. Inscribed with a dedication to Pte G E Giraud, Middlesex Regiment, from the Mayoress of Ramsgate Mrs H C Child; rectangular, opening along longest edge, hinged with ‘click’ push-in clasp. From a collection owned by Major Albert Edward Frances (Frank) Waldron, Middlesex Regiment. The dedication relates to Giraud’s period as a prisoner of war of the Germans during World War One. Associated with World War One, POWs (1914-1918).

World War One, POWs (1914-1918)