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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a great spotting telescope engraved on the first draw MAJ. R.L. POMEROY 5TH DRAG. GDs, for use by Major Ralph Legge Pomeroy, 8th Viscount Harberton. Pomeroy was the author of the main regimental history of the 5th Dragoon Guards and various other regimental histories.
The telescope is in good shape overall and retains the front end cap. The eyepiece has the pull-down cover but it is very hard to open & close. Fully opened, the telescope measures 29½” long.
Ralph Legge Pomeroy, 8th Viscount Harberton, was born on 31 December 1869. He was the son of James Spencer Pomeroy, 6th Viscount Harberton and Florence Wallace Legge. He married Mary Katherine Leatham, daughter of Arthur William Leatham, on 25 June 1907. He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford, with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902, where he was severely wounded. He gained the rank of Major in the service of the General Reserve Officers, 5th Dragoon Guards. He fought in the First World War. He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1919. He held the office of Justice of the Peace (JP) for Northamptonshire. He succeeded to the title of 8th Baron Harberton of Carbery, co. Kildare on 22 April 1944. He succeeded to the title of 8th Viscount Harberton on 22 April 1944. He died on 4 July 1956 at age 86.
This is a great piece with tons of research potential. Ready for further research and display.
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