WWI Shell Case Jug
Piece of trench art, made from a 18-pounder shell case and two 7.9 mm German bullets from the town of Ypres in WWI. Hand-made jug made by a British Army Royal Engineer Sapper Southgate whilst manning an underground telephone exchange in the Ypres district. It contains a number of engravings with references to his war experience.
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Recycling the Great War
story by CHE Laikun, GAN Yuxin, LAI Saichon, LAM Houman, TSUI Chengyu.This jug, made by a British Royal Engineer, captures a unique memory of World War I. It is made of recycled materials from the war and tells the story of the war experience by the 25th division of the British Army.