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Description: | inscription, engraving, Presented
To
The Officers Mess
Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry
By
Colonel. C.L. Bates
1912.
A Hoof of Lemmer A Boer Horse Taken in
Action Near Ottoshoop On November 9th 1900,
And Ridden As Charger By Colonel Bates
Until Its Death. 1911.
hallmark, stamped, London 1911-12
Lighter, silver table lighter, engraved, on a horse-hoof base. Made in about 1911-1912 and presented to the Officers Mess, Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry, by Colonel. C.L. Bates, 1912. The hoof is from Lemmer, a Boer horse taken in action near Ottoshoop (South Africa), on November 9th 1900, and ridden by Colonel Bates until its death in 1911.
Material: metal, silver
Material: bone, hoof | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.ld&nhregimentalhistory.33 | Go to resource |
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