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• rum jar, British

  (equipment)

  First World War period British Army rum jar marked with the letters 'SRD' which stood for 'Supply Reserve Depot'; other, more ironic, interpretations of the initials have included: 'Seldom Reaches Destination', 'Service Rum Diluted' and 'Soon Runs Dry...

• Respirator, Veil or Pad Type (British)

  (equipment)

  This early First World War British anti-gas 'respirator' consisted of a pad of cotton waste enclosed in a pad of muslin that was tied over the nose and mouth of the wearer. The pad was soaked in a solution of sodium hyposulphite, washing soda, glycerine...

• Bomb, Mortar 3" Stokes HE

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: J & E H 1915-12

  Digitisation conflict note: image file named 'MUN_003125.jpg' depicts a British grenade discharger cup not a 'Bomb, Mortar 3" Stokes HE'.

• clasp knife, British Army issue (Turner 'Encore' clasp knife)

  (weapons and ammunition) Made by: Thomas Turner and Co, Sheffield

  First World War period British Army issue clasp knife. Manufactured by Thomas Turner & Co of Sheffield, this knife departs from the standard pattern knife of the period in that its grip scales are made of plain metal, rather than chequered horn....

• direction sign, Jerusalem

  (equipment)

  sign & backing canvas sign lettered in black on white, nailed to wooden board Polaroid photo in signs card index

• Shell, 60 Pdr Chemical (phosgene)

  (weapons and ammunition)

  shell Would have been filled with CG (Phosgene), painted grey

• Puttees (long): O/Rs, British Army

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Puttees Pair of matching long puttees of khaki wool, complete with tying tapes.

• location sign, 'Yellow Line

  (equipment)

  First World War period signboard used by British forces in a captured German trench at Beaumont Hamel (on the Somme front). During a major offensive when the objective was to penetrate and capture the German front and supply lines, the enemy trenches...

• British entrenching tool and helve

  (equipment) 1915

  First World War period British Army entrenching tool.

• Boots, Field Service (Officer's)

  (uniforms and insignia)

  Boots Matching pair of fine quality tall brown leather slip-on boots of riding style.