Description Original Vanity Fair print 1905 of William Arthur Hamar Bass Published: 10th August 1905. Original Vanity Fair Print with the caption: Billy Sir William Arthur Hamar Bass, 2nd Baronet (24 December 1879 – 28 February 1952) was a British racehorse owner and a significant contributor to the racing industry. He also provided support for the British film industry in its early days.Son of William Bass, who founded the famous Bass brewery company. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, the East Surrey Regiment on 14 April 1898.[2] He transferred to the 10th (Prince of Wales’s Own Royal) Hussars on 18 November 1899 and served in the Second Boer War in South Africa from 1900 to 1902, attached to a provisional regiment of hussars, during which he was promoted to lieutenant on 3 October 1900.[3] Following the end of the war, he returned from Cape Town to England in the SS Maplemore in August 1902.[4] In the First World War he served with the Reserve Regiments of Cavalry. Dimensions approximately 23cm x 35cm. Overseas buyers, please do not buy without contacting us to agree shipping costs.Signed by: SPY, Leslie Ward This print has been lightly trimmed. Will mount and frame. Comes with original biographical sheet.
