Trench Art
Item
Title
Trench Art
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Identifier
8774.cpd
Subject
Roberts, Sid
Abstract
Letter opener, (knife made from bullets and scrap metal). Made by my uncle, Sid Roberts, who was in the East Surrey's. Gassed twice and returned to another regiment, probably the Engineers. Think he was a sergeant at the end of the war. Being gassed saved his life as rest of his comrades were all killed! Possibly an Old Contemptible, as a lot of them were at his funeral.
Date
1917
Date Created
1917-01-01
Temporal Coverage
1917-12-31
Source
Artifact
Medium
Metal
Type
Memorabilia
number of pages
4
Contributor
Everett Sharp
Alun Edwards (Oxford Central Library Submission Day 10th March 08)
Susan Eysackers
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford