Officer's Sword, Mid 19th Centrury
Date1841
DimensionsOverall: 3.2 x 99.1 cm
Credit LineGift of Duncan McKenzie, 1959
Object number1959.027.001
Label TextThis sword, with its wooden hilt, belonged to Captain Duncan McKenzie (1787-1875). McKenzie served with the British artillery at the Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815). In 1817, he emigrated from Scotland to Canada, and settled in the London area two decades later. McKenzie formed London’s Independent Artillery Company in 1841.
NameSword
1914-1918
1914