Commemorating service in the boer war and first world war
Estimate: | £1,500 - £2,500 |
Hammer price: | £2,200 |
Comprising:
1. A Victorian 1821 pattern Infantry officer’s sword, the regulation pierced steel hilt with VR cypher beneath a crown, wired sharkskin grip, together with its full dress steel scabbard, the single fullered blade finely etched with scrollwork, crown, cypher, flaming grenade, and inscribed:
“Lt Colonel Ernest Walter Yeatherd, 2nd Battalion The Kings Own (4th Foot), to commemorate his gallant leadership of a party of volunteers under heavy fire from the enemy in the successful attack for the relief of Ladysmith, Nov 4th 1899”,
the scabbard with a silver presentation plaque, hallmarked for London 1900.
2. A George V Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer’s Sword, the pierced nickel-plated steel guard with GRV cypher, shagreen grip bound in copper wire, housed in its field service leather scabbard with plated steel liner, the blade etched with foliate panels, Royal cypher and dedication:
“2nd Lieut. Raymond Lathkel Yeatherd, Grenadier Guards, killed in action in France while leading his platoon during the Battle of September 15th 1916 at Ginchy, Somme. This sword, presented by his grandmother, was buried on the battlefield Sept. 23rd 1916”,
the scabbard with hallmarked silver panel, Birmingham 1916.
3. A George V 1897 pattern infantry officer’s sword, with pierced and etched bowl guard of scrolling design, shagreen grip with twisted wire binding, housed in its brown leather field service scabbard, the blade etched with foliate decoration and regimental motifs, the scabbard with silver presentation plaque inscribed:
“Captain Montagu Locke Yeatherd, Q.O. VII Hussars, elder son of Lt. Colonel Ernest Walter Yeatherd of The Elms, Storrington, Sussex. He transferred to the VII Royal Hussars in order to go to the front and rejoined them for the Battle of Arras. April 1917. He was holding a position under intense fire near Monchy, and was buried where he fell.”
Hallmarked for Birmingham 1917.
A trio of swords belonging to three members of the same family, spanning service from the Second Boer War through to the Great War, all bearing detailed inscriptions chronicling acts of bravery and sacrifice.
Overall lengths: 1st – 105cm, 2nd – 100cm, 3rd – 105cm