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pistol walking stick / Ypres, 1915

Pistol walking stick. Wood in imitation of cane. Black knob at top. The lower end for 24.1cm (9 1/2") is iron and brass. The brass part forms the barrel of the pistol - it unscrews and at the base there is a nipple to hold a percussion cap. About 1850. Found at Ypres, Belgium, in 1915 (during World...

 

postcard / Ruines D'Ypres, WWI

Ruines D'Ypres. Souvenir booklet of photographs of the devastation there during the 1914 - 1918 war.

 

postcard / Souvenir D'Ypres, WWI

Souvenir D'Ypres. Souvenir booklet of photographs of Ypres before the destruction of World War I. Souvenir de la Belgique - cartes-vues choisies. Edition: Hotel Splendide et Britannique, Grand 'Place, Ypres.

 

commission / Patrick Markey, 1919

Framed certificate or commission for 2nd Lieutenant Patrick Celestine Aloysius Markey for service as an officer in the Land Forces. Dated 24 March 1919.

 

button / Markey Family, WWI

Ribbon with Royal Munster Fusiliers, Naval Division and King Edward Horse buttons attached (obviously denoting the three Markey brother’s service).

 

photograph / Princess Mary Chrsitmas box, 1914

World War I Princess Mary box, containing one packet of cigarettes (open) and one packet of pipe tobacco. Also compliment card and photograph. The donor is the nephew of the recipient of the box, who died at the first battle of Ypres on 6th November 1914 - John Grumley of the 2nd Battalion...

 

ring / Royal Munster Fusiliers, WWI

Silver napkin ring holder inscribed 'V.C.Y' - initials of relative of Markey family. Also inscribed 'Sommes 1916, Messines, 1917, Ypres 1917, and Poel Chappelle 1918, March 1918'. Battle hounours of the 8th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers.