Boer War 5th Dragoon Guards Boer POW Carved Pipe.

Boer War 5th Dragoon Guards Boer POW Carved Pipe.

A very good and scarce example of a Boer POW carved pipe. Carved with the name W.F. ASLETT V DG” The central carving is the Arms of South Africa, with  Battle Honours and the dates 1899 to 1902. Has been smoked.
Timber is a good rich colour carved very good

Attributed to 3572 Sergeant William Aslett who was awarded the QSA with clasps Orange Free State, Transvaal and Natal.
He enlisted in 1891 and during February 1900 he landed in South African returned to the UK July 1902.