{"product_id":"rare-ww1-gallipoli-campaign-carved-stone-trench-art-in-soldier-s-original-tin","title":"Rare WW1 Gallipoli Campaign Carved Stone Trench Art In Soldier’s Original Tin","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFREE UK \u0026amp; WORLDWIDE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Very Rare Antique WW1 Gallipoli Campaign (Ottoman Empire) Carved Stone Trench Art Set In Their Original Tin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI quite extraordinary item. It consists of a carved Bible stand, a large Bible, a small Bible and some slippers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large Bible has an inscription for “Souvla Bay 1915” (one of the 3 landing points for allied troops), followed by “Egypt 1916” and “France 1916”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe smaller Bible is inscribed with “I Love You” and this sits on the carved Bible stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are all housed within the original tin that the soldier would have kept them in during his service. It is an old “Three Caftles Cigarettes” tin, heavily decorated in advertising. The lid has become unattached and it is heavily worn. A reflection of its travels during WW1. If only this piece could speak!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of my favourite ever finds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis apparently came from a house clearance in Richmond, Yorkshire, which just so happens to be the home of the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards). Having contacted the Green Howards Museum in Richmond, I have discovered that they saw action in the landings at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli on the 6th and 7th August 1915. In December 1915 the Division was evacuated from Gallipoli and sailed to Egypt via Imbros. They took over the Suez Defences in February 1916. In June 1916 they received orders to move to France to reinforce the Divisions on The Somme. By the 7th July Divisional HQ had been set up at Flesselles, and by the 27th the troops were in action on the frontline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertainly, the above deployments (Suvla Bay, Egypt and France) by the Green Howards and the dates of these deployments, match those carved into these stone pieces and would appear to suggest that these pieces of trench art were made by a solder of the 6th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTin 14cm x 7cm x 3cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Bible 4cm x 3cm x 1cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall Bible 2.5cm x 1.7cm x 0.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand 2.5cm x 2.4cm x 1.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlippers 2.8cm x 0.6cm x 0.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal Weight 89.21 grams\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/shipping-policy\" title=\"Shipping\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eSHIPPING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/source-vintage.co.uk\/policies\/refund-policy\" title=\"Returns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\".SF UI\"\u003eRETURNS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Source Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39491392634916,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0259\/1729\/2580\/products\/image_b18f7752-9b76-42e4-9185-2ba819d3f430.jpg?v=1626071044","url":"https:\/\/folkandfableantiques.com\/products\/rare-ww1-gallipoli-campaign-carved-stone-trench-art-in-soldier-s-original-tin","provider":"Folk \u0026 Fable Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}