Arthur Hade
Arthur Hade was my Grandfather. After the war he was released and became a prison warden. He trained as a carpenter, made coffins and worked for Pierpoint. The cigarette box saved his life at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on the 26th of October 1914. He was captured as a Prisoner of War in Neuve Chapeele and held at the Prisoner of war camp in Alten Grabow.
1 Glass covered box containing:
- 3 WWI medals
- 1 International Football League Winners medal (British Team)
- 1 Cigarette box and three bullets
1 Photograph of Hugh McPherson of Gordon Highlanders exchanged after release from war camp
1 Photograph of Royal Irish Rifles (bottom row, third left)
1 Cigarette box presented to troops at Christmas 1914
1 Piece of material of Royal Irish Rifles emblem made by prisoners
Memorabilia
Medals and cigarette box of Arthur Hade
The cigarette box is in a display case, accompanied by shot, and is inscribed This cigarette case saved my live, Battle of Neuve Chapel
CONTRIBUTOR
Eileen Geoghegan
DATE
1914-10-26
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
4
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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