Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson Japanese Marines He got the Oak Leaf

He got the Oak Leaf to the Purple Heart for the Ploesti mission

on May 19 and 22

This "other ranks" cap is the very rare early type with the large RZM tag affixed to the top panel of the interior

The mask has a rigid brass frame with a compression molded natural rubber face seal

They were re-designated as a lancer formation in 1816 and became the 9th (or Queen's Royal) Lancers in honour of Queen Adelaide in 1830

Original British WWI Military Cross Recipient Colonel Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby of 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment Pattern 1897 Light Officer’s Sword and Scabbard by Wilkinson Japanese Marines He got the Oak LeafOriginal Item: Only One Available. The spine is this sword is engraved with the serial number 56199, which according to Official records from WILKINSON SWORD ARCHIVE at armsresearch. co. uk , states that this sword was purchased from the Wilkinson Sword Company in April 1919 by the then Lieutenant Captain Samuel Alexander Holwell Kirkby, 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. We have not been able to find much about his service information but we were