Trench art: decorated shell case (2)

A decorated shell case, which held pokers and tongs for the fire in the house of Walter Powell. Markings on the base of the case include: 'APR | 1916' (manufactured April 1916); 'Sp235' (An inspection mark from Karlsruhe: Sp=Spandau); '18'; 'Patronen Fabrick | Karlsruhe' (The manufacturer). On the primer: 'Fried Krupp A.G.' (the manufacturer); '12'. The case itself belongs to the German 7.5 cm Feld Kanone. Although Walter served in France with an anti-aircraft battery the family believe that this was actually purchased from a friend in Mid-Wales. The decoration is Middle Eastern, and it was probably purchased from Shiek Audi's Jerusalem Oriental Bazaar, Station Crescent, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, (now Powys). According to local historians Audi spent between March and October of every year in business at Llandrindod before returning to his native home in the winter months. He was taken ill and died in February 1919 in Llandrindod. Part of a collection relating to Walter H. Powell, Llandrindod Wells, (private / driver M2-267205 Mechanised Transport Army Service Corps). Born 1898, Walter tried to join up under-age on a number of occasions, finally succeeding in 1916. He served many months - (more than 2 years?) - in different army units in Britain, before going over to France. He served as a despatch rider for an anti-aircraft battery in 1918-1919. Walter was gassed "suffering the effects all his life". He was a founder member of Toc-H in Llandrindod, and a keen footballer - he died in 1994 aged 96. However Walter's older brothers (Cliff and Percy Powell) and his uncle (Humphrey Powell) died of wounds sustained during the war.

一件装饰过的弹壳，曾用于盛放沃尔特·鲍威尔（Walter Powell）家中生火所用的火钳与火钩。弹壳底部的铭文包括："APR | 1916"（意为1916年4月制造）；"Sp235"（来自卡尔斯鲁厄的检验标记，其中"Sp"代表施潘道（Spandau））；"18"；"Patronen Fabrick | Karlsruhe"（制造商名称）。弹壳底火上刻有："Fried Krupp A.G."（弗里德里希·克虏伯股份公司，制造商）；"12"。该弹壳隶属于德国7.5厘米野战加农炮（7.5 cm Feld Kanone）。尽管沃尔特曾随防空炮兵连赴法国服役，但鲍威尔家族认为这件藏品实际是从威尔士中部的一位友人手中购得。弹壳的装饰风格为中东风格，推测购自谢赫·奥迪（Shiek Audi）位于拉德诺郡兰得林德韦尔斯车站新月街的耶路撒冷东方集市（现隶属于波伊斯郡）。据当地史料记载，奥迪每年3月至10月都会在兰得林德韦尔斯经营生意，冬季则返回故土。1919年2月，奥迪在此地患病离世。该藏品隶属于兰得林德韦尔斯的沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）私人收藏，其服役编号为M2-267205，隶属于陆军运输兵团机械化运输部队。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次以未成年身份尝试参军，最终于1916年如愿入伍。他先后在英国境内多支部队服役逾两年，随后赴法国参战。1918年至1919年间，他担任防空炮兵连的传令兵。沃尔特曾遭遇毒气袭击，此后终身受其后遗症困扰。他是兰得林德韦尔斯托赫（Toc H）分会创始成员，同时也是一名狂热的足球爱好者，最终于1994年去世，享年96岁。不过沃尔特的兄长克利夫（Cliff）与珀西·鲍威尔（Percy Powell），以及叔父汉弗莱·鲍威尔（Humphrey Powell）均在一战中因战伤离世。