Lot 52
 

A WWI bayonet, having belonged to Frederick William Ellis, his name inscribed to the leather scabbard and dated 1918, a trench art ashtray for Ypres and Menin, illustrating The Gate Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers of the British Armies and Princess Mary Christmas tin containing a YMCA New Testament, a photograph of Frederick William Ellis on a locomotive and his London and North Eastern Railway Driver certificate, and a photograph of two sons, the older of whom, Robert Cedric Ellis served in Home Guard in WWII, and his card of thanks for his services in the Anti Aircraft Command.

Sold for £100


 

A WWI bayonet, having belonged to Frederick William Ellis, his name inscribed to the leather scabbard and dated 1918, a trench art ashtray for Ypres and Menin, illustrating The Gate Memorial to the Unknown Soldiers of the British Armies and Princess Mary Christmas tin containing a YMCA New Testament, a photograph of Frederick William Ellis on a locomotive and his London and North Eastern Railway Driver certificate, and a photograph of two sons, the older of whom, Robert Cedric Ellis served in Home Guard in WWII, and his card of thanks for his services in the Anti Aircraft Command.

Auction: The Summer Antiques & Collectables Auction, 29th Jul, 2023

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