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A Box of Razors

The razors belonged to Major John May Darling, who served in the Royal Army Medical Corp from 1914-1921. He was a member of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order 3 June, 1916. This set of six razors belonged to Major John May Darling, a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh who served in the Royal Army Medical Corp from 1914-1921. Originally there were seven razors, which each having a day of the week engraved on it in French: Lundi, Mardi, Mercredi, Jeudi, Vendredi, Samedi and Dimanche.