King George V's War Museum

A collection displayed at Windsor Castle by George V following the First World War

    GERMANY

    Fob watch

    1900-14

    RCIN 69447

    This fob watch was picked up at Reims Cathedral by a British soldier, on 16 October 1914. It was presented to King George V by the Duke of Marlborough, then serving as a Lieutenant-Colonel on the General Staff in France, at the same time as the fragment of stained glass.

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