{"product_id":"4th-bn-hampshire-regiment-t-vesta-case-1911","title":"4th Bn Hampshire Regiment (T) - Vesta Case, 1911","description":"\u003cp\u003e4.4cm (1.6in) x 3.6 cm (1.5in) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver case, the body engraved with the Royal Bengal Tiger and Hampshire Rose badge of the 4th Hampshires. Sprung hinged lid and gilt interior. Maker’s mark of Sampson Mordan \u0026amp; Co Ltd. Hallmarked Chester 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Territorial battalion was formed on 1st April 1908 as a result of the Haldane Reforms. The battalion was formed of 8 companies of which A and B Companies were in Winchester, with others in Andover, Alton and Aldershot, Botley, Basingstoke and Yateley. The battalion was split on the outbreak of the First World War. 1\/4th Hants served in Mesopotamia where Battalion HQ and one Company were captured at Kut-el-Amara on 29 April 1916. 2\/4th served in India, Egypt and in 1918 in France \u0026amp; Flanders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armoury St James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57127838515573,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7008\/3014\/files\/L1680313.jpg?v=1777950075","url":"https:\/\/armoury.co.uk\/products\/4th-bn-hampshire-regiment-t-vesta-case-1911","provider":"The Armoury St James's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}