belt, ammunition, belt, ammunition
Accession Number
NAM.1957-12-62-2
Description
Leather ammunition belt, holds 55 cartridges. Owned by Ali Dinar, Sultan of Darfur, against whom an expedition was sent during World War One (1914-1918), 1916. Associated with Brig Gen P J V Kelly, 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars, commander of the expedition, under orders of Sir Reginald Wingate. Decorated with three patches of green serge; secured at the waist with two steel buckles and over the shoulders with leather straps. Associated with World War One, Darfur (1916).
Campaigns
World War One, Darfur (1916)
