Wwi Officer's Orilux Trench Torch Hold Moodkee 1845

Moodkee 1845

Footnote: William Clyde McDiarmid was born on November 17

to New York City

He was promoted to Major and was involved in the engagement at Goba with the mutineers of the 52nd Bengal Native Infantry and the Bandoolas on September 27th

Wwi Officer's Orilux Trench Torch Hold Moodkee 1845WWI Officer's Orilux Trench Torch The body of the torch is fabricated from metal, capsule shaped and covered in a pebbled leather wrap, with a large bull's eye style glass lens on the front, supported by a protruding circular metal frame. The metal top is held in place with screws on either end and has two posts, one with a large adjustable knob, the other side having lost its smaller adjustable knob to time. Between the posts resides a brass plaque