SW15 Collectables

Description

From the intricacy of the engine-turning to the precision engraving of the crest, this cigarette case simply oozes quality.

A silver slide-action, Art Deco, cigarette case - engine-turned throughout with engraved arms and motif: King’s Own Scottish Borderers, gilded interior. Post-WWII inscription inside: "K.W.M. from the officers 4th (Border) Bn. K.O.S.B.". London 1946, SJ Rose, 13 x 8 cms, 193g.

K.O.S.B, 4th & 5th Battalions during WWII (from Forces War Records) -
13 June 1940: The Battalions landing at St. Malo in France and was attached to the 52nd (Lowland) Division, forming part of a second BEF.
18 June 1940: A long with the 2nd BEF they were evacuated from Cherbourg. The Battalions then trained as mountain troops and later as air-transportable troops.
1944 in autumn: They made assault landings on Walcheren Island, at the mouth of the River Scheldt. They fought through into Germany, taking part in the capture of Bremen.


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