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Description: | First World War period 'trench art' ashtray made from a brass howitzer shell case and associated with the service of Lance Corporal William McDougall Anderson in the 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. Lance Corporal Anderson was killed in action on 23 April 1917 aged 33 years. See also his Next of Kin Memorial Plaque, EPH 5157.
William McDougal Anderson was killed in action on 23 April 1917 aged 33 years. At the time of his death he was serving as a Lance Corporal with 18th Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He was the son of Peter Anderson and husband of Agnes Anderson who was then living at 12 Pine Avenue, Waterloo Road, Blackpool. Lance Corporal Anderson is buried in Cuckoo Passage Cemetery, Heninel in the Pas de Calais, France. The cemetery which was begun in April 1917 and closed the following month contains 53 identified casualties. The collection was originally deposited with Dept of Art in November 1987. Finally transferred to DEAF in February 2005
brass ashtray (H 7.5cm x 13.5cm diameter) made from the base of a howitzer shell case with a fuze at its centre. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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