1918 Silver Pocket Watch for Services in Great War

A 1918 silver pocket watch awarded for services in the Great War.

The watch has a stem-winding movement, signed Rone, which is working nicely. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch itself measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is silver and there are hallmarks inside both of the case backs for Birmingham 1918. The case was made in England by the Dennison Watch Case Company.

The back of the watch has a lovely engraving from when it was presented to Hindson Armstrong by the Parishioners of Martindale in recognition of his services during The Great War 1914-1918.

A little research has revealed that this is probably the Hindson Armstrong who was born around 1864 in Shap, Westmoreland. He was a farm labourer and lived at High Gate and Housteads Brow in Martindale. He died in the very cold winter of 1947 and the snow was so deep that the horses were unable to pull his coffin so it had to be rowed across Ullswater and then taken to the church.

Back to the watch, there is a little gentle unevenness to the case back but overall the case is in good condition.

The acrylic lens is in good order.

The white enamel dial is in lovely condition and has blued steel hands, a subsidiary seconds dial and an outer minute track.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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