This is a nice find from the battlefield a British soldiers enamel water bottle which still retains some of its original blue colour paintwork. The bottle it is in solid condition for a recovered relic which has a bit of impact damage and holes only to the bottom of it which is pretty much complete not missing much apart from its cork stopper it does have a few rust holes as well with surface rust from being buried but has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The bottle was recovered from old trench line in the Village of Flers, captured by the British using tanks in September 1916,Somme Battlefield. The water bottle comes with A5 laminated information card with many pictures.
The British 41st Division was to attack Flers and had most tanks, four for the Longueval–Flers road and six to attack the middle and west side of the village. On the right flank the 124th Brigade attacked with two battalions forward and two in support, having assembled in no man's land. The advance began at zero hour and Tea Support Trench and the Switch Line fell relatively easily by 7:00 a.m. and Flers Trench at 7:50 a.m. At 3:20 p.m. a large party of infantry reached Bulls Road and linked with the 122nd Brigade on the left but attacks on Gird Trench failed. The 122nd Brigade had attacked with two battalions and two in support, reaching the Switch Line by 6:40 a.m. and the on to Flers Trench. Tank D15 was knocked out near the Switch Line, D14 ditched near Flers and D18 was damaged by a shell at Flers Trench but managed to withdraw. D16 entered Flers at 8:20a.m. followed by troops of the 122nd Brigade, D6, D9 and D17 driving along the eastern fringe of the village, destroying strong points and machine-gun nests. By 10:00 a.m. the surviving Bavarians made a run for Geuedecourt.
This is a nice find from the battlefield a British soldiers enamel water bottle which still retains some of its original blue colour paintwork. The bottle it is in solid condition for a recovered relic which has a bit of impact damage and holes only to the bottom of it which is pretty much complete not missing much apart from its cork stopper it does have a few rust holes as well with surface rust from being buried but has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection. The bottle was recovered from old trench line in the Village of Flers, captured by the British using tanks in September 1916,Somme Battlefield. The water bottle comes with A5 laminated information card with many pictures.
The British 41st Division was to attack Flers and had most tanks, four for the Longueval–Flers road and six to attack the middle and west side of the village. On the right flank the 124th Brigade attacked with two battalions forward and two in support, having assembled in no man's land. The advance began at zero hour and Tea Support Trench and the Switch Line fell relatively easily by 7:00 a.m. and Flers Trench at 7:50 a.m. At 3:20 p.m. a large party of infantry reached Bulls Road and linked with the 122nd Brigade on the left but attacks on Gird Trench failed. The 122nd Brigade had attacked with two battalions and two in support, reaching the Switch Line by 6:40 a.m. and the on to Flers Trench. Tank D15 was knocked out near the Switch Line, D14 ditched near Flers and D18 was damaged by a shell at Flers Trench but managed to withdraw. D16 entered Flers at 8:20a.m. followed by troops of the 122nd Brigade, D6, D9 and D17 driving along the eastern fringe of the village, destroying strong points and machine-gun nests. By 10:00 a.m. the surviving Bavarians made a run for Geuedecourt.
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