George V Regimental Silver 1st Royal Dragoon Guards Vesta Case - WW1 interest

A George V Regimental silver Vesta Case, of plain tubular form with slopping hinged lid, the gilded cap embossed with the badge of the 1st Royal Dragoon Guards. Silver gilt interior.

By Asprey & Co, London, 1914. (The start of the First World War and the year that the Regiment was deployed to the Western Front.

The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) was a heavy cavalry regiment of the British Army. The regiment was formed in 1661 as the Tangier Horse. It served for three centuries and was in action during the First and the Second World Wars. It was amalgamated with the Royal Horse Guards to form The Blues and Royals in 1969. The regiment deployed to the Western Front in 1914 and spent the entire First World War (1914-18) there with 3rd Cavalry Division. It fought in many battles including the First Battle of Ypres (1914), Second Battle of Ypres (1915), Loos (1915), Arras (1917) and Amiens (1918).

Sold - £225.00