Lot 5554

Description

Chaplain's Kit, WWI, Sick-Call Outfit by The Homan Silver-Plate Company, features a quarter-sawed oak cabinet with brass cross on lid and brass corner protectors, inside lined with purple satin and contains a silver crucifix that fits into a candelabrum with affixed holy water font, silver handled font, and two silver plates with 'IHS' (a Christogram being a symbol of Jesus Christ) engraved in the centres; also a heavy, hollow back silvered metal crucifix by Essengal; a miniature bible, written on inside of front cover, 'Cecil F.Stamford/Oct. 23. 1916/From his/father/Richard/Stamford/Newtown/Tasmania'. Satin lining torn on bottom section of cabinet, otherwise very good - fine.

Cecil Fane Stamford, horse driver, age 20, born at Kempton, Tasmania, NOK, father, Richard Stamford, Foster St, New Town, Tasmania; Enl.30Aug1916 at Claremont, Tasmania in Field Artillery with previous service of 12 months with Engineers, Tasmania; Emb.23Nov1916; served as Driver in France with 4DAC and 10 and 15FAB; RTA 30Jun1919; Disch.06Sep1919.