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Title
Gold watch presented by the Duke of Edinburgh to William Vial for his services in securing the man who fired on the Duke at Clontarf, 12 March, 1868
Call number
SAFE/R 280
Level of description
fonds
Date

12 March 1868
Type of material
Objects
Reference code
887806
Physical Description
1 watch - gold
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

For an account of the assassination attempt, see: Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/ (accessed February 3, 2014)
Access Conditions

Access via appointment
Description source

Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
General note

Donor stated that the Duke took off his own watch and presented it on the spot.

Biographical data re W. Vial is written on a sheet of paper accompanying the watch.
Signatures / Inscriptions

"To William Vial. In recognition of his services in securing at great Personal Risk the man who attempted my life at Clontarf on the 12 of March 1868. ALFRED, Sydney, N.S.W. April 4, 1868" -- inscription inside the reverse, on the mechanism casing

Hallmarks inside the face and the reverse casings : 55071 -- CBH -- k --18 -- leopard's head -- crown
[55071 made by CBH casemaker Cornelius Brook Holliday, 18 carat gold, 1865 hallmark date, assayed in London]
Name
Vial, William
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1844-1900
Topic
watches
presentation pieces
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