1944 RWF Officers Canvas Bed roll

A fresh to the market, field used canvas bed roll that was used by (later) Lt.Colonel Lewis Henry Yates OBE (military division) Royal Welch Fusiliers.
Yates was commissioned in 1930 and served overseas during the inter-war period, he later saw action during WW2 in N.W.Europe (for full history please see items 50636 & 50604).
The canvas bed roll is in very good order apart from some light external dirt marks / grubbiness from usage but free from any damage, the internal woollen blanket type liner is also in good order and hole free.
The thick leather straps appear to be from an earlier bed roll that Yates must have owned as they bear a 1929 date stamp, this date would coincide with his 1930 commission when he would have been acquiring privately purchased equipment.
I have removed three old blankets and a filthy dirty pillow from the roll (now discarded) so the item is now not as bulky as seen in the images and much easier/cheaper to post.
Sorry UK sale only.

Code: 50819