WW1 The Princess Mary Gift Fund box King George VI 1936 - 1952 These vests were issued to

These vests were issued to US Troops serving in Vietnam

The reverse details the contents and their use

which remains a symbol of British engineering excellence and military strategy during one of the most challenging periods of the 20th century

or vintage hunting collection

WW1 The Princess Mary Gift Fund box King George VI 1936 - 1952 These vests were issued toThe Princess Mary Gift Fund box is an embossed brass box that originally contained a variety of items such as tobacco and chocolate. It was intended as a Christmas present to those serving at Christmas in 1914 and was paid for by a public fund backed by Princess Mary. It was Princess Mary's express wish that 'every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front' should have the present. The gifts were devised in October 1914 and intended for