1897 Pattern Royal Marines Officer's Sword, "Per Mare Per Terram, Gibraltar" American The 142nd (Durham) Heavy Battery

The 142nd (Durham) Heavy Battery was pivotal in many WW1 engagements

such as Somme

42cm total

mounted artillery and support units

Dated 1904

1897 Pattern Royal Marines Officer's Sword, "Per Mare Per Terram, Gibraltar" American The 142nd (Durham) Heavy Battery1897 Pattern Royal Marines Officer's Sword, George V period (1910 1936). Marked with the Royal Marines motto "Per Mare, Per Terram" By Sea, By land, and with their sole battle honour, Gibraltar. The officer who owned the sword would have seen service in WW1. During the First World War, in addition to their usual stations aboard ship, Royal Marines were part of the Royal Naval Division which landed in Belgium in 1914 to help defend Antwerp and later