Seadog Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Cheers! (Hic) Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Cheers! (Hic) Norman Quick reply, was just looking for the in-depth answer I knew was on here somewhere: http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...entry8811 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Very interesting thanks, I do now recall that has been lot of debate over the meaning of SRD on the forum. Regards Norman PS Just a thought, I wonder what part of the container my bit is from.....Oh no I wish I had not mentioned that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Normna, another KZ 14 they were made in brass, zinc or alumium Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 That is an excellent example Cnock, any chance of swops?. Norman PS I bet you have been asked this many times but how do you get these so clean?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Ypres 1998 What is left of rum jars when a bull dozer passed along Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Re cleaning...battery acid and other acids do the trick if you like the orangy colour. Personally I dont and note acids are not available in the UK. Some snad blast also. A good half way method of cleaning if you want is leave the brass item in coke for a while (mildly acidic) and then a scrub with brasso and wire wool of varying gauges. Nowadays if I bring items back (rare) i dont clean at all other than a rinse. TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 Thanks for the tips. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzmaximilian Posted 22 February , 2010 Share Posted 22 February , 2010 SRD is actually "Supply Reserve Depot". Wasn't it "Seldom Reaches Destination" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulsten Posted 23 February , 2010 Share Posted 23 February , 2010 Part of a Toffee from Hebuterne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Upton Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 Wasn't it "Seldom Reaches Destination" ? Like "Soon Runs Dry", simply a soldiers affectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 In the woods behind the destroyed village of Douaumont on the Verdun Front 1916. As found. Description and notes: Click here Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 24 February , 2010 Share Posted 24 February , 2010 In the same wood as the previous post - Douaumont 1916 Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadam12 Posted 25 February , 2010 Share Posted 25 February , 2010 In a wood near Bony. I was very careful not to touch the nettles! I think it is a gas shell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadam12 Posted 25 February , 2010 Share Posted 25 February , 2010 Embedded in the road at Kasino Point. I guess the farmers tractors have been driving back and forth over this for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 26 February , 2010 Share Posted 26 February , 2010 In a wood near Bony. I was very careful not to touch the nettles! I think it is a gas shell? Quite correct and here is a little country tip, if the shell explodes then a Dock Leaf will prove useful in soothing any rash/minor cuts etc. I think I have that right!. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 26 February , 2010 Share Posted 26 February , 2010 Re cleaning...battery acid and other acids do the trick if you like the orangy colour. Personally I dont and note acids are not available in the UK. Some snad blast also. A good half way method of cleaning if you want is leave the brass item in coke for a while (mildly acidic) and then a scrub with brasso and wire wool of varying gauges. Nowadays if I bring items back (rare) i dont clean at all other than a rinse. TT I heard recently that soaking in stale milk is an effective method of cleaning tarnished brass/bronze!! Presumably it's also mildly acidic and works along the same way as cola and battery acid, but makes for a pretty unpleasant workbench while so doing! Anyone had any experience of this? I have a lot of brass/bronze fittings on the 50 year old sailing dinghy I'm renovating and it'd be nice to know if it'd be worth risking the stench - LOL Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 28 February , 2010 Share Posted 28 February , 2010 This ID Tag was found by a member of my party in Death Valley, Mametz Wood, Somme on the surface. The details appear to be: MALONE 11370 21 Battery 3 Brigade R,C A.P.H (?) I cannot find any trace of this man on the CWGC database therefore I presume that he survived the war. This image was the best I could do as the item was very small and the photo was taken with 35mm film camera. Norman Where the ID Tag was found: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apwright Posted 28 February , 2010 Share Posted 28 February , 2010 MALONE 11370 21 Battery 3 Brigade R,C A.P.H (?) A.F.A.? Norman, Go to http://naa12.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interfa...SearchForm.aspx and search for the records of 11370 Henry Silvester MALONE of Braidwood NSW who served in the Australian Field Artillery. If I squint hard enough, I think I can read 21st Battery and 3rd Brigade in the Statement of Service on p.4. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 28 February , 2010 Share Posted 28 February , 2010 Adrian that is absolutely amazing and I thank you for the info. I have looked at the records and you are completely right. When the member of my party found this I was concerned that it may have belonged to a soldier who had been killed but now I know the actual facts I do feel a lot more relaxed about the find. I have had another look at the photo and the initials H.S do appear on the tag. Everything seems to fit. Nice work Norman PS Australia is so lucky to have the records intact and made available to the public as they are. When you think, picked up near Mametz Wood and then identified 94 years later due to both your expertise and the records being on-line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted 4 March , 2010 Share Posted 4 March , 2010 Detail of a German Mauser Rifle found on the battlefield of the Somme, France. The rifle is complete but of course the wooden parts have all rotted away after 90+ years in the ground. Norman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War Truck Posted 6 March , 2010 Share Posted 6 March , 2010 We found a WW1 Thornycroft lorry under a shed in a woods once. Does that count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 6 March , 2010 Share Posted 6 March , 2010 Yes but only if you show us the rest of the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War Truck Posted 6 March , 2010 Share Posted 6 March , 2010 Oh gosh, plenty of photos. Here are a few more: We can all be a bit extreme in our collecting habits and we hover between totally extreme and insane. We are always on the look out for bits and pieces to complete our restorations and then when we do find an original piece that we need it is truly an "amazing find" (well to us anyway). This might not be the done thing here, but there is a link below to our Thornycroft restoration. The project is on hold at the moment, but with a bit of luck should really kick off again in 2011 or 2012. http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?1...oft-restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 7 March , 2010 Share Posted 7 March , 2010 Fantastic link I am impressed. The Soul of Fred Dibnah lives on. I especially like the quote 'A price was agreed upon'. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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