Victorian Silver Regimental Presentation Vesta Case - Prince Alberts Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry

A Victorian silver Regimental Presentation Vesta Case of rounded rectangular form with sprung hinged lid, the front engraved with the badge of Prince Alberts Own Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, the back engraved with a vacant Boer War presentation inscription:- Presented to (blank) to commemorate his patriotic services to SOUTH AFRICA A.D. 1900 - 1901. Gilded interior.

By Sampson Mordan, Chester, 1900.

The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) was a yeomanry regiment of the British Army, first raised in 1794 and again in 1803, which provided cavalry and mounted infantry in the Second Boer War and the First World War. The Yeomanry was not intended to serve overseas, but due to the string of defeats during Black Week in December 1899, the British government realized they were going to need more troops than just the regular army. A Royal Warrant was issued on 24 December 1899 to allow volunteer forces to serve in the Second Boer War. The Royal Warrant asked standing Yeomanry regiments to provide service companies of approximately 115 men each for the Imperial Yeomanry. The regiment provided the 7th (Leicestershire) Company for the 4th Battalion and the 65th (Leicestershire) Company for the 17th Battalion in 1900.

£150.00