This is a very nice find from the battlefield a German soldiers M1915 pattern aluminium water bottle which is complete apart from its cork stopper but unusual to get in this condition from the battlefield. The water bottle has some damage some dents and knocks from being buried but is very solid and has been nicely cleaned it still has most of its original aluminium colour but with some discolour it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and has been well protected by the silt in the bottom of the river. The water bottle was recovered in 2012 from the River Ancre at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme battlefield the area of the famous attack on the 1st July 1916.This bottle comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards and map.
The area the bottle was found was part of the very large British offensive and this area was also attacked by troops from the Newfoundland regiment but all attacks were repulsed and the area stayed in German hands until November 1916.
The Capture of Beaumont-Hamel was a tactical incident that took place during the battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916) in the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November) during the second British attempt to take the village. The village had been attacked on 1 July, the first day of the Somme and the German 2nd Army defeated the attack, inflicting many British and Newfoundland Regiment casualties. By early November, the British in the south were ready to attack northwards towards the Ancre river, simultaneous with an attack eastward on the north side of the river to capture Beaumont-Hamel and Serre-les-Puisieux. On 13 November, during the Battle of the Ancre in thick fog, the 51st Highland Division outflanked Beaumont-Hamel on both sides and forced the garrison to surrender.
This is a very nice find from the battlefield a German soldiers M1915 pattern aluminium water bottle which is complete apart from its cork stopper but unusual to get in this condition from the battlefield. The water bottle has some damage some dents and knocks from being buried but is very solid and has been nicely cleaned it still has most of its original aluminium colour but with some discolour it has been very well cleaned and is perfect for display or any collection and has been well protected by the silt in the bottom of the river. The water bottle was recovered in 2012 from the River Ancre at Beaumont-Hamel on the Somme battlefield the area of the famous attack on the 1st July 1916.This bottle comes with 2x A5 laminated information cards and map.
The area the bottle was found was part of the very large British offensive and this area was also attacked by troops from the Newfoundland regiment but all attacks were repulsed and the area stayed in German hands until November 1916.
The Capture of Beaumont-Hamel was a tactical incident that took place during the battle of the Somme (1 July – 18 November 1916) in the Battle of the Ancre (13–18 November) during the second British attempt to take the village. The village had been attacked on 1 July, the first day of the Somme and the German 2nd Army defeated the attack, inflicting many British and Newfoundland Regiment casualties. By early November, the British in the south were ready to attack northwards towards the Ancre river, simultaneous with an attack eastward on the north side of the river to capture Beaumont-Hamel and Serre-les-Puisieux. On 13 November, during the Battle of the Ancre in thick fog, the 51st Highland Division outflanked Beaumont-Hamel on both sides and forced the garrison to surrender.
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