| Accession No |
1969.107.6
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| Name/Title |
SOUVENIR; SHELL CASE, SERVICE CAP ASHTRAY, WORLD WAR I
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| Brief Description |
This cut-down brass German shell case is made into a souvenir ashtray shaped like a military service cap with the regimental shield of "The Buffs", the Royal East Kent Regiment, formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot which was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1961. The insignia of this regiment of the line is a dragon on a buff background.
For service in World War I nine battalions were raised:
2/4th (Territorial Force) Battalion [1914–1917]
3/4th (Territorial Force) Battalion [1915–1916]; 3/4th (Reserve) Battalion [1916–1919]
2/5th (Territorial Force) Battalion [1914–1917]
3/5th (Territorial Force) Battalion [1915–1916]
6th (Service) Battalion [1914–1919]
7th (Service) Battalion [1914–1919]
8th (Service) Battalion [1914–1918]
9th (Service) Battalion [1914–1915]; 9th (Reserve) Battalion [1915–1916]
10th (Royal East Kent & West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion [1917–1918]
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| Classification |
Case, Artillery Shell/Armament T&E - Accessory/Armament T&E/T&E For Science & Technology/Nomenclature
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| Credit Line |
Presented to the Museum by the donor in memory of her parents, John James Freeman and Zillah Ann Freeman.
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| Primary Maker |
Unknown
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| Primary Prod Date |
1917
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| Primary Prod Period |
World War I
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| Primary Prod Place |
Unknown
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| Measurement Reading |
6.4cm
9cm
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