Original Item: One-of-a-kind. Wood construction then painted olive drab this is a British Officer’s individual locker in which he stowed his gear. Measuring 42″ wide, 21″ tall and 20″ deep with double doors to the front.
The exterior doors marked:
W.T. McGUIRE-BATE,
DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S REGT
With a nice hyphenated name this guy should be easy to research from no doubt the WW2 or even the WWI era.
The DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S REGIMENT, raised in 1702 as “Huntingdon’s Regiment” after the name of the Colonel, became the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1755 and drew from the West Riding of Yorkshire. It served just about everywhere, including the American War of Independence, the Battle of Waterloo and extensively in India. In 1853 one year after the death of the great Duke of Wellington Queen Victoria dictated that the 33rd Regt of Foot should be henceforth known as The Duke of Wellington Regiment in honor of one of England’s greatest heroes.
75-100 years old this British Officer’s Locker has masses of alternate use potential as well as being part of British Military History.