Gas Alarm : Lieutenant E B W Daniel, 18 Battalion, AIF

Place Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
Accession Number RELAWM00707
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Location Main Bld: First World War Gallery: Western Front 1916: Weaponry
Place made Germany
Date made 1913
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Description

German 105 mm shell case converted into a gong for gas alarm. The shell case is made from brass. Markings - ML 1913, 105I; SC, BX, 82L, 16U 8T.

History / Summary

The Shell case gas alarm was found in a German post near Villers Bretonneaux by Lieutenant Daniel, 18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.