WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR Saturday 6 May 2017 at 10am

THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 6 MAY 2017 AT 10AM

Militaria

279

1914-1918 Major General RO Kellett, Royal Fusiliers, uniform cap.

A general-officer’s visor cap, missing badge, named ‘R.O. Kellett’ to the head band.

Major-General R.O. Kellett, C.B., C.M.G. (d.1931) commanded 23rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers and the 99th

Infantry Brigade from 1915-1917. He is reputed to have ‘never lost a yard of trench’. The Kellet Line of

trenches was named after him. He died hunting

Estimate €150-€200 (approx £127-£170)

280

1942 Mk. I Bren Gun.

Deactivated Bren Mk I Light Machine Gun. With British proof marks and serial number 3T7697. Body

marked MkI M INGLIS 1942, with deactivation certificate.

Estimate €800-€1200 (approx £680-£1020)