Trench art: decorated shell case

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）家中壁炉的火钳与通条。该弹壳底座带有如下标识：“APR | 1916”（意为1916年4月制造）；“Sp235”（来自卡尔斯鲁厄的检验标识，其中Sp代表施潘道（Spandau））；“18”；“Patronen Fabrick | Karlsruhe”（卡尔斯鲁厄弹药工厂，制造商）。弹壳底火处印有：“Fried Krupp A.G.”（弗里德·克虏伯股份公司，制造商）；“12”。该弹壳属于德国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在法国服役，但其家人认为这枚弹壳实际上是从威尔士中部的一位友人手中购得。该弹壳的装饰风格为中东风格，其大概率购自奥迪谢赫（Shiek Audi）开设的耶路撒冷东方集市，店铺位于拉德诺郡（Radnorshire）兰德林多德威尔斯的车站新月街（Station Crescent），该区域如今隶属于波伊斯郡（Powys）。据当地历史学家记载，奥迪每年都会在3月至10月间于兰德林多德威尔斯经商，冬季则返回故土。1919年2月，奥迪在此处染病离世。该弹壳属于沃尔特·H·鲍威尔（Walter H. Powell）的私人藏品系列，其隶属于英国陆军运输兵团机械化运输部队（Mechanised Transport Army Service Corps），编号为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超过两年，后前往法国前线。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，此后终生受其后遗症困扰。他是兰德林多德威尔斯托奇会（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年离世，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），均在一战中因战伤不治身亡。