‘For Every
Sailor Afloat,
Every Soldier
at the Front’
by Peter Doyle
is out now from
Unicorn Publishing,
priced £20A Christmas Gift for the Trenches
TROUBLESOME
TINDER LIGHTERSA soldier in France examines
his gift, but missing is the tinder
lighter. Asprey, the company
designated to provide them, was
unable to produce the requisite
number as the cerium on which
the lighters were dependent
came from Austria. As a result,
alternatives were provided, such
as pen knives and bullet pencils.
© Peter DoyleLIFE-SAVING TINS
This damaged tin is
from King George V’s own
collection of war relics and
mementos. It’s possible that
it’s a ‘life-saving tin’. Mary
received letters from soldiers
describing them as well as
examples of tins that had
stopped bullets.
© Peter Doyle