A Concealed Crystal Wireless Set

A Concealed Crystal Wireless Set

Item Details: Blue metal water bottle approximately 12cm x 17cm x 6cm with cork stopper, designed to conceal the wireless radio set including headphones. War has always been a catalyst for human ingenuity. One such remarkable example of creativity in the face of dire...
The Naval General Service Medal

The Naval General Service Medal

Item details: A medal with blue and white ribbon and unofficial adornment of a cap badge. Obverse: a left facing effigy of Queen Victoria with the inscription “VICTORIA REGINA” and the date “1848”. Reverse: Britannia seated on a seahorse. Clasp:...
Memorandum Concerning the Regimental Motto

Memorandum Concerning the Regimental Motto

Item Details: A framed, hand-written memorandum regarding a request to His Majesty the King that the 60th Regiment be permitted to resume the motto ‘Celer et Audux’. The motto Celer et Audax – “Swift and Bold” – is traditionally said to have been conferred...
Wellington’s Court Dress

Wellington’s Court Dress

Item Details: A long-tailed coatee, originally green, with black facings, silver epaulettes, and silver Rifle Brigade Buttons. When the British Army was reduced following the Napoleonic wars, the 95th Rifles became the Rifle Brigade, having distinguished itself too...