Greek rope lighter: Captain Bruce Brock, 2/2 Battalion, AIF

Flint and tinder rope lighter. The lighter features a metal casing with an attached flintwheel and a length of white (discoloured) and blue rope. About halfway down the rope is a knot and the padding present in the upper section of rope is absent. There is another knot at the end of the rope.

Flint and tinder rope lighter, also known as a trench lighter or a shepherd's lighter. The lighter features a metal casing with an attached flintwheel and a length of rope. Striking the flintwheel creates sparks that catch on the cotton rope, which is extended from the metal casing, creating an ember (rather than a flame). Often used to light cigarettes, or in combination with kindling can create a flame. The cotton is extinguished by pulling it back within the metal casing.

This lighter was given to Captain Bruce Brock by a local from Euboea Island after he had escaped the Greek mainland in April 1941. Brock was among a group of soldiers, many from the 2/2nd Battalion, trying to make their way to the Allied lines. They eventually reached Turkey where they caught a train to Alexandretta (Iskenderun), then a ship to Port Said in Egypt before getting a train to rejoin their units at Julis in Palestine.