Welsh Mike

Thanks Conway, i have some nice British swords here also Mike

Ah i see, that makes sense. The Imperial War Museum were totally not interested in engaging. but i will keep trying.

Mick, I dont have the authorisation to donate to anyone yet but i have found a possible link. Out local Regiment is the 1st Battallion Royal Anglian. Their Officers Mess has records of everything they donated from around 1910! so i will go and have a look if they have records of the sword and how it ended up in my cupboard. Lots of people i have spoken to, including Brian, have told me there are better places to place the sword. one option is sending it back to the Officers mass at 1 RAng. We shall see. Anyway thanks for your help everyone.

Thats great Bruce, Thankyou.

Thanks Brian, Admittedly this is Wiki The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire), which was amalgamated with the 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) The 1st Battalion was a Regular Army unit that served in the Burma campaign and India throughout the war with the 32nd Indian Infantry Brigade, 20th Indian Infantry Division.[12] Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (born Lady Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott; 25 December 1901 – 29 October 2004) Military appointments[ Colonel-in-Chief, the King's Own Scottish Borderers[20][42] Colonel-in-Chief, the Northamptonshire Regiment[20][42]

Thanks Mick Presented to our Colonel in Chief HRH the Duchess of Gloucester With their humble duty, by all Ranks of the 48th Who fought in Burma From 1943 to 1945 Im pretty sure it was the Northamptonshire Regiment which has obviously become the Royal Anglian Regt. I do have a contact in the Regiment but i am just trying to find out about the actual sword before approaching them. Mike

Thanks Both, Shugyosha, its one of the poshest schools in UK Is the attached a stamp? Mike

Hi all, Firstly many thanks to Brian for pointing me in the right direction and giving me some information about the attached pictures. For context i 'inherited' a sword when i started a new job in a school. It had been in a cupboard for 30 years or more. I am not sure what to do with the sword at the minute. it is not my property but it deserves to be somewhere other than the cupboard in my office. so any information on what it is, in particular if anyone knows about when it was presented, would be most appreciated. Kind regards, Mike