Lot 328

Description

RAFCYC (Royal Air Force Changi Yacht Club), beer tankard in pewter, marked on base, 'Malayan/C.K.T./Pewter', decorated with plain and patterned panels, in the central plain panel is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C./2nd'; another beer tankard in pewter, with clear glass bottom, marked on outer base, 'Mui/Soon' on one side and on opposite side, 'Swa/Tow' (Swatow is local dialect for Shantou, a coastal city and Special Economic Zone in Guangdong Province in China), the body of the tankard is engraved with a large Chinese dragon and at the base is inscribed, 'R.A.F.C.Y.C. New Year 1949'. The last tankard with some dents, otherwise very fine. (2)

In the 1930s the Changi Garrison Yacht Club was established in Singapore by mainly British military personnel. After World War II it was revived and renamed RAF Changi Yacht Club. After the British withdrew from Singapore in 1971 it was renamed NSPB (National Sports Promotion Board) Changi Sailing Club and then in 1973 it became SSC (Singapore Sports Council) Changi Sailing Club and finally in 1988 was renamed Changi Sailing Club.

Vendor advised that tankards were issued to ex POW Bill Nix, Royal Engineers.