Book entitled 'The Pill-boxes of Flanders', Col. E. G. L. Thurlow. From the effects of Charles W. Carr (14)

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.

《佛兰德斯碉堡（THE PILL-BOXES OF FLANDERS）》由E.G.L.瑟洛中校（Col. EGL Thurlow, DSO）著，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）时于一处碉堡中发现的文本转录件，该文本源自波珀灵厄（Poperinghe）的塔尔伯特之家（Talbot House）图书馆：
1. 此阵地必须坚守，本组将留驻此地直至换防
2. 绝不容许敌军干扰此阵地
3. 若本组无法活着留驻此地，则将死于此地，但无论如何，本组必将坚守此地
4. 若任何人员因弹震症或其他缘由企图投降，将毙命于此地
5. 若所有火炮均被炸毁，本组将使用米尔斯手榴弹（Mills grenades）及其他制式装备
6. 最后，必须如前文所述坚守此阵地
占领该阵地的澳大利亚机枪手均倒毙于阵地四周

本书章节包含：德军混凝土掩体与发射阵地建造要点；如何抵达碉堡；埃塞克斯农场与骠骑兵农场，波蒂耶；圣朱利安、维尔特耶、基奇纳树林、皮尔克姆；博里农场、弗雷曾贝格、菲茨克拉伦斯农场；伊普尔-梅嫩公路与伊普尔-里尔公路之间区域；维特沙特-梅森区域；1918年突出部撤退与最终攻势。

本数据集隶属于编号3091（后更改为240965）的查尔斯·伍德沃德·卡尔中士所属的大量照片与纪念藏品合集，该中士隶属于格洛斯特郡团第2/5营，此藏品由其子女吉尔·波特夫人与托尼·卡尔先生保管。