Trench art: decorated shell case (4)

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.

一件带有装饰的弹壳容器，曾用于收纳沃尔特·鲍威尔（Walter Powell）家中壁炉的火钳与火钩。该弹壳底部的铭文标识包括：“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”指代施潘道）；“18”；以及“Patronen Fabrick | Karlsruhe”（制造商名称）。弹壳底火处的标识为：“Fried Krupp A.G.”（制造商）与“12”。该弹壳适配德国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弹壳实则购自威尔士中部的一位友人。其装饰风格为中东风格，大概率购自拉德诺郡兰迪德诺韦尔斯车站新月街的Shiek Audi耶路撒冷东方集市（现隶属于波伊斯郡）。据当地史料记载，Shiek Audi每年3月至10月都会在兰迪德诺韦尔斯经商，冬季则返回故乡。1919年2月，他在兰迪德诺韦尔斯病逝。该藏品隶属于兰迪德诺韦尔斯的沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）私人收藏系列，其身份为陆军勤务军团机械化运输部队列兵/驾驶员，编号M2-267205。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次试图未成年入伍，最终于1916年成功参军。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。他是兰迪德诺韦尔斯托奇俱乐部（Toc H）的创始成员之一，同时也是一名狂热的足球爱好者，最终于1994年逝世，享年96岁。不过沃尔特的两位兄长克利夫·鲍威尔与珀西·鲍威尔，以及叔父汉弗莱·鲍威尔均因战时负伤离世。