Pattern 1827 Rifle Regiment Sword, 1915 (c)
Manufactured by Hawksworth of Sheffield, this sword was issued to Second Lieutenant William Francis Eve who was commissioned in September 1915 in the 2/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles), The London Regiment. He had earlier served in the ranks with 1/16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles), The London Regiment.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2001-09-145-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2001-09-145-1