Silver & Collectors' Items - Day 1 and Day 2 - 16 Jul 2013
Boer War interest
Boer War interest, a late-Victorian silver hip flask,
by H. Thornhill, London 1898,
rectangular form, bayonet fitting hinged cover, inscribed, 'W. Gill, 2169, Imperial Yeomanry from W. Freeny', length 12.3cm, approx. weight 3.5oz.
W. Gill served with the 37th Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry during the Boer War.