Book entitled 'The Pill-boxes of Flanders', Col. E. G. L. Thurlow. From the effects of Charles W. Carr (13)

Book: THE PILL-BOXES OF FLANDERS by Col. EGL Thurlow, DSO. London: Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd. for the British Legion, 1933.

Includes a transcript of some text "found in a pill-box at Passchendaele on its re-occupation, from the Library at Talbot House, Poperinghe:
1. This position will be held and the section will remain here until relieved
2. The enemy cannot be allowed to interfere with this position
3. If the section cannot remain here alive, it will remain here dead, but in any case it will remain here
4. Should any man through shell-shock or any cause attempt to surrender, he will remain here dead
5. Should all guns be blown up, the section will use Mills grenades and other novelties
6. Finally, the positioon will be held as stated
The Australian machine-gunners, who had occupied the position lay around dead"

Chapters include: Notes on the construction of the German concrete shelters and emplacements; How to reach the pill-boxes; Essex Farm and Hussar Farm, Potijze; St Julien, Wieltje, Kitchener's Wood, Pilckem; Borry Farm, Frezenberg, Fitzclarence Farm; The area between the Ypres-Menin Road and the Ypres-Lille Road; Wytschaete-Messines Area; 1918 the withdrawal in the Salient and the final advance.

Part of large collection of photos and memoribilia relating to Serjeant 3091 (later 240965) Charles Woodward Carr, 2/5th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment - kept by Mrs Gill Porter and Mr Tony Carr of their father.

《佛兰德斯的碉堡（THE PILL-BOXES OF FLANDERS）》，作者为E·G·L·瑟洛（Col. EGL Thurlow）上校，获卓越服务勋章（DSO）。出版信息：伦敦：艾弗·尼科尔森与沃森有限公司（Ivor Nicholson and Watson Ltd.）为英国退伍军人协会（British Legion）出版，1933年。

本书收录了一段在重新占领帕斯尚尔（Passchendaele）时于当地碉堡中发现的文稿，该文稿源自波珀灵厄（Poperinghe）的塔尔博特之家（Talbot House）图书馆，内容如下：
1. 此阵地将固守，本分队将在此驻守至换防。
2. 绝不容许敌军干涉此阵地。
3. 若本分队无法活着留守于此，将战死于此，但无论如何，本分队必坚守此地。
4. 若有任何人因弹震症或其他原因企图投降，将就地处决。
5. 若所有枪炮均被炸毁，本分队将使用米尔斯手榴弹（Mills grenades）及其他特种近战装备。
6. 最后，务必如前述固守阵地。
曾驻守该阵地的澳大利亚机枪手皆倒毙于阵地四周。

本书章节涵盖：德军混凝土掩体与发射阵地构筑概要；如何抵达碉堡；波蒂耶（Potijze）的埃塞克斯农场（Essex Farm）与骠骑兵农场（Hussar Farm）；圣于连（St Julien）、维尔特耶（Wieltje）、基奇纳树林（Kitchener's Wood）、皮尔凯姆（Pilckem）；巴里农场（Borry Farm）、弗雷曾贝格（Frezenberg）、菲茨克拉伦斯农场（Fitzclarence Farm）；伊普尔-梅嫩公路（Ypres-Menin Road）与伊普尔-里尔公路（Ypres-Lille Road）之间区域；维特沙特-梅森地区（Wytschaete-Messines Area）；1918年伊普尔突出部撤退与最终攻势。

本数据集隶属于格洛斯特郡团（Gloucestershire Regiment）第2/5营的查尔斯·伍德沃德·卡尔下士（Serjeant 3091，后晋升为编号240965）的大量照片与纪念藏品合集的一部分，由其子女吉尔·波特夫人（Mrs Gill Porter）与托尼·卡尔先生（Mr Tony Carr）保管。