Officers’ sword carried by General Edward Allenby, 1918
sword, cavalry officer, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.1964-08-21-1
Description
Light Cavalry Officer’s sword 1821 Pattern, belonging to Capt (later Maj Gen Sir) Charles Lane, 1918 (c). Blade with broad fuller and flat back, engraved with royal crest, cypher, retailer's name "Army & Navy Co-operative Society" and serial number 10170; three bar half basket hilt; fishskin grip; leather sword knot. Carried by Gen Sir Edmund Allenby on entering the city of Aleppo in December 1918. Allenby did not have a sword with him, so the donor lent him his. Lane was Brigade Major, 13 Cavalry Bde, 5th Indian Cavalry Division at the time. Associated with World War One, Egypt and Palestine, (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Egypt and Palestine (1914-1918)
