Dress Sword

Officer's dress sword. This elaborately decorated sword was worn by Captain J B Williamson from Dumfries. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Burma during World War One.  
Object no :
DMMS029a-b
Collection :
The First World War
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
NA
Location :
NA
Accession number :
DUMFM:1980.77
Copyright :
Dumfries and Galloway Council
2 Fmedia2 F11393752 F1980 77 sword detail

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