The Zetland Trophy, 1874. When Lord Zetland left The Blues in 1874, he failed to give the customary leaving present to the Officers’ Mess. When he was asked about this omission, the wealthy Zetland casually remarked “Oh, buy a piece of silver and put it on my bill.” The officers took him at his word and duly commissioned this enormous table centrepiece. It took four men to life it and it cost them the then astronomical sum of £1000. The central column depicts The Blues at the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a figure of Mars, the God of War.
The Zetland Trophy, 1874. When Lord Zetland left The Blues in 1874, he failed to give the customary leaving present to the Officers’ Mess. When he was asked about this omission, the wealthy Zetland casually remarked “Oh, buy a piece of silver and put it on my bill.” The officers took him at his word and duly commissioned this enormous table centrepiece. It took four men to life it and it cost them the then astronomical sum of £1000. The central column depicts The Blues at the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a figure of Mars, the God of War.
The Zetland Trophy, 1874. When Lord Zetland left The Blues in 1874, he failed to give the customary leaving present to the Officers’ Mess. When he was asked about this omission, the wealthy Zetland casually remarked “Oh, buy a piece of silver and put it on my bill.” The officers took him at his word and duly commissioned this enormous table centrepiece. It took four men to life it and it cost them the then astronomical sum of £1000. The central column depicts The Blues at the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a figure of Mars, the God of War.
The Zetland Trophy, 1874. When Lord Zetland left The Blues in 1874, he failed to give the customary leaving present to the Officers’ Mess. When he was asked about this omission, the wealthy Zetland casually remarked “Oh, buy a piece of silver and put it on my bill.” The officers took him at his word and duly commissioned this enormous table centrepiece. It took four men to life it and it cost them the then astronomical sum of £1000. The central column depicts The Blues at the Battle of Waterloo, topped by a figure of Mars, the God of War.
Death medallions of Howard Avenel St. George, 1914. He was killed in action on the 15th November 1914, just one month after arriving at the Front.
Poppy with framed newspaper clipping, 1914. This poppy is one of the first poppies to be used as a lasting memorial to a fallen hero. It was found wrapped around this small photo clipping of Howard Avenel St. George. One can only suppose that this paper clipping was framed by a grieving relative.
Death medallions of Howard Avenel St. George, 1914. He was killed in action on the 15th November 1914, just one month after arriving at the Front.
Poppy with framed newspaper clipping, 1914. This poppy is one of the first poppies to be used as a lasting memorial to a fallen hero. It was found wrapped around this small photo clipping of Howard Avenel St. George. One can only suppose that this paper clipping was framed by a grieving relative.