scabbard, sword, scabbard, sword
Accession Number
NAM.1962-06-4-02
Description
Leather scabbard with steel fitting which are inscribed with the battles fought by Lt W O Swanston, Lt C Swanston and Capt G O Swanston; this may possibly be a sword presented by the Bishop of Calcutta, mentioned in a letter by Lt Col Lawrence C Swanston, yet this is refuted by the correspondence of Lt Col L C Swanston and Col Appleby; Lt Col Charles Oliver Swanston reputedly had this sword with him when he died in France, 1914.
Campaigns
World War One, Western Front (1914-1918), Somaliland (1901-1904)
Events
Aong, Battle of, 1857 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859), Lucknow, Siege of, 1857 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859), Bashiratgunj, 1st Battle of, 1857 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859)
Units