Trench art: decorated shell case (3)

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.一枚装饰过的弹壳，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。弹壳底座上的标记包括：“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）。弹壳底火上的标记为：“Fried Krupp A.G.”（弗里德里希·克虏伯股份公司，Fried Krupp A.G.）；“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作战，但鲍威尔家族认为这枚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，推测购自拉德诺郡兰德林多德威尔斯（现属波伊斯郡）车站新月街的谢赫·奥迪（Shiek Audi）经营的耶路撒冷东方集市。据当地史料记载，谢赫·奥迪每年3月至10月都会在兰德林多德威尔斯经商，冬季则返回故土。他于1919年2月在兰德林多德威尔斯病逝。该弹壳是隶属于兰德林多德威尔斯的沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）藏品的一部分，其身份为陆军运输部队机械化运输兵M2-267205号。沃尔特生于1898年，曾多次尝试未成年入伍，最终于1916年成功参军。他先后在英国境内多支部队服役超过两年，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。他是兰德林多德威尔斯托卡赫（Toc H）分会的创始成员之一，同时也是一名狂热的足球爱好者，最终于1994年去世，享年96岁。不过沃尔特的兄长克利夫·鲍威尔（Cliff Powell）与珀西·鲍威尔（Percy Powell），以及其叔父汉弗莱·鲍威尔（Humphrey Powell）均在一战中负伤后不治身亡。