Pattern 1821 Light Cavalry Officer’s sword, 1914 (c)
sword, light cavalry officer, pattern 1821, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.2001-02-342-1
Description
Pattern 1821 Light Cavalry Officer’s sword, 1914. Three bar hilt, fishskin grip bound with wire; straight blade with etched decoration, flat back, central fuller, becoming double edged towards the point; Possibly made by Hawkes and Co, London. Carried by Lt F A De Pass VC, 34th Poona Light Horse, presented to him by Sir Percy Lake, Chief of Staff, Calcutta, 1914. Associated with the Royal Artillery. De Pass won the Victoria Cross for his actions at Festubert in France in 1914;, he was also killed during the action. Associated with World War One, Western Front (1914-1918).
Events
Festubert, Action at, 1914 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)