Original 1941 Dated British Army 1937 Pattern Webbing Belt - Mantell

An original 1941 dated 1937 pattern webbing belt which belonged to Captain John Campbell Mantell M.B.E. who served with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment during the Second World War and in Palestine.

J. C. Mantell was an officer with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and is listed in the October 1944 Gazette as and again in August 1945. In late 1944 or early 1945 he saved a number of men in his section whilst on a training exercise in Wales when a hand grenade landed in the trench he was standing in. He picked it up and got it clear of the trench and his men but wounded his hand in the process which meant he spent some months recovering. He went on to serve in Palestine where the regiment was involved in internal security operations during the Jewish Insurgency. 

This pattern of webbing belt came into issue with the British Army in 1938 and saw use throughout the Second World War as well as in the post-war period.

This example is clearly marked to the inside with the maker's initials of 'A.C' as well as the 1941 date. All the brass work is present and original to the belt and the overall condition is very good as can be seen in the pictures. 

A hard to find wartime dated belt which has known provenance.