972: Thomas Arthur Stone (trench art; debris; Bible)

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posted on 2024-01-12, 14:49 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Thomas Arthur Stone was part of the 29th Brigade Royal Field Artillery during the First World War. The submitted items comprise the following:
- Decorated 18-pounder shell case ('trench art') that Thomas Stone brought back from France in 1916;
- 18-pounder fuses brought back from France/Belgium;
- Battlefield debris from the Somme;
- YMCA bible issued to troops

History

Name of contributor(s)

Mark Stone, grandson.

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Thomas Arthur Stone, the contributor's grandfather

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 - 1918

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

The Somme; France; Belgium.

Object(s)

- Decorated 18-pounder shell case ('trench art') from an that Thomas Stone brought back from France in 1916; - 18-pounder fuses brought back from France/Belgium; - Battlefield debris from the Somme; - YMCA bible issued to troops