A group of assorted militaria, primarily collected by Captain F. Vincent (KSLI) in the lead-up to and during the Second World War
comprising a Japanese prayer flag constructed of parachute silk, extensively signed; a Japanese seal inscribed 'Yoshida'; a photograph of a Japanese soldier and a photograph of a Japanese solider's sweetheart or fiance;
a group of King's Shropshire Light Infantry items - Brass Duty bed plate, Attestation Papers and Permanent Pass (named to 403040 Vincent F.); embroidered patch; cap badge; single shoulder title; KSLI Depot Permanent Orders; a letter granting Vincent honorary rank of Captain on 12th December 1945; a 1st Btn KSLI reunion letter with a list of the known members between 1930-40; together with Vincent's birth certificate; Regular Army Certificate of Service; Soldier's Service Pay Book NHS Medical Card, letter of character recommendation and a Manual of Operations on the North-West Frontier of India.

Sold together with other items including a King's South Africa Rifles cap badge; a War Department oral thermometer in a white metal case, together with a similar US example; a 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division formation patch; Lewis Machine Gunner's qualification patch; "Greetings from East Africa" postcard; Small Arms Training Vol. 1931; Educational Training 1931; Manual of Elementary Drill (All Arms) 1931; Field Service Regulations Vol. 2 1935; Health Memoranda for Soldiers East African Army Exhibition Official Programme (Nairobi, August 25th - September 3rd 1944) further literature etc.

Notes: Captain Frederick Vincent enlisted at Pontypridd on 23rd April 1929 with service number 4031040. Before the Second World War, he served with the KSLI both at home and in India for over 7 years.