English cigarette box wood and silver plate 19th regiment london old mess

English cigarette box wood and solid silver plate sergeants mess 19th regiment london st pancras. Beautiful condition. The top plate is made of solid silver (english hallmark lion passerby). Must date from the 1st half of the 20th. The 19th battalion london regiment (st pancras) was a volunteer unit of the british army that existed from 1860 to 1961 under various titles. One detachment served in the 2nd boer war and 2 full battalions fought in world war 1. During world war 2, the regiment functioned as a searchlight unit and briefly as an infenterie battalion before becoming an anti-aircraft regiment in the post-war years. Size. 18, 5x9x6cm. Weight 259gr.