Original British WWII Air Ministry Marked R.A.F. Stopwatch for Bombing Raids over Germany - dated 1943 81mm Mortar perhaps even unissued

perhaps even unissued

when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers

As soon as men working in No Man's Land at night in this manner - such activity was both common and feverish - spied the ascent of a flare they would invariably throw themselves prostrate to the ground in an effort to avoid enemy detection (and resultant artillery fire) before the flare was extinguished

This fine leather covered water bottle perhaps privately made using a "SEFTON" crested wine bottle

Alison left as an ace with seven confirmed victories and several probable kills

Original British WWII Air Ministry Marked R.A.F. Stopwatch for Bombing Raids over Germany - dated 1943 81mm Mortar perhaps even unissuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. In full working order, this is an R. A. F. Stopwatch, of the type that was used on bombing raids over Germany during WWII. The face is marked: SMITHS 1 100 TH. MIN. MADE IN ENGLAND The casing looks to be nickel or chrome plated and the watch is somewhat interesting in that it divides the minute into 100ths, and not into seconds. This most likely made calculations faster using the stop watch, as they did not have to