JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 August 2025 / 10:00 am start
A WWII brass trench art presentation military cap lamp,
Estimate: $260 - $500
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Lot Details
made from a shell case base with two end to end bullets as the lamp column support. The visor presentation engraved 'To Lt. Col. G.W. GILL OC MTSD-RASC. A TOKEN OF ESTEEM & AFFECTION G. KRAUSE CAPT. S.A.F.' . On oak base. The lamp fitting and shade requiring attention. H.360mm. Shell case Dia.110mm. Note: Lieutenant William George Gill (NX12572) of the unit 2/3rd Anti-Tank Regiment. His recorded 'places' are: Camp 57, Casino, New South Wales, Camp 78, Camp 19, Oflag V-A, Sulmona, Mechili and Libya.
