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Royal Engineers candleholder
WWI Arcadian crested china candleholder ' Royal Engineers '
stands a whopping 5 cm tall
During the WWI period commemorative china was popular among the lower middle classes and upper working classes in the UK.
This Arcadian candleholder carries the Arms of the Royal Engineers with the motto of the RE ' Honi soit qui mal y pense ' and their battle honour ' Ubique ' [ Latin for 'everywhere' ].
link to the Imperial War Museum page on commemorative china: www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-crested-china
link to the Royal Engineers in WWI:
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-corp...
link to the wiki page on the Royal Engineers:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Engineers
link to the history of the motto ' Honi soit qui mal y pense ' :
Royal Engineers candleholder
WWI Arcadian crested china candleholder ' Royal Engineers '
stands a whopping 5 cm tall
During the WWI period commemorative china was popular among the lower middle classes and upper working classes in the UK.
This Arcadian candleholder carries the Arms of the Royal Engineers with the motto of the RE ' Honi soit qui mal y pense ' and their battle honour ' Ubique ' [ Latin for 'everywhere' ].
link to the Imperial War Museum page on commemorative china: www.iwm.org.uk/history/first-world-war-crested-china
link to the Royal Engineers in WWI:
www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-corp...
link to the wiki page on the Royal Engineers:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Engineers
link to the history of the motto ' Honi soit qui mal y pense ' :