Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cigarette Case with Bullet Hole

This silver cigarette case belonged to Sgt Harold Dixon Porter No 1549178 who served with the Royal Artillery in WW2 . It was presented to him for winning the Cheshire Amateur Golf Champion in 1932 by the Prenton Golf Club Wirrel near Liverpool and shows the names of the other team members. Unfortunately he was killed in battle in March, 1941 and the bullet or shrapnel that hit him left a hole in the cigarette case. The case was displayed for auction with other items belonging to Sgt. Porter and tells a sad story of a life lost too young.







More: Collectors Weekly

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