United Kingdom. A Verners Pattern Mark Vii Prismatic Compass, 1917 Auction Archive with 16 pages of personal

with 16 pages of personal information

the former proprietor of the London Book Store on Cornhill inBoston and now Army Colonel

reverse inscribed "MIL

and was hoping for further training as an Electrical Welder

the left soldier with "1436" below

United Kingdom. A Verners Pattern Mark Vii Prismatic Compass, 1917 Auction Archive with 16 pages of personalIn brass, the exterior presents a lid impressed VERNERS PATTERN VII on the top, a central glass window, and a fixed sight arm, the base presents engraved with cardinal, half cardinal, false points and numerical values ranging from 1 35, a momentary bearing lock at 11 oclock, a sliding transit lock at 4 oclock, the triangular hinged prism at the rear of the compass can be tilted up, a large bow is attached to the base of the prism, the bottom is