Turskish shrapnel shell picked out of the sea by Robert Dickson in Gallipoli. © National Museums Scotland
Turkish shrapnel shell burnt near the steam pinnace of HMS Canopus off Anzac Beach, Gallipoli Peninsula, and picked up in shallow water by Midshipman Robert Dickson who was in charge of the boat, 28 April 1915. He kept this ‘near miss’ as a souvenir. People treasured a variety of objects which they found on the battlefield. Enemy weapons and equipment were kept as trophies and could be powerful mementoes of places or personal experiences.
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Jo Sohn-Rethel
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Europeana 1914-1918
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Shell fragment which wounded him. © National Museums Scotland
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The fragment of shell which wounded him, and which he had kept after it was removed from his leg.
Cap worn by Archibald Dickson as a naval cadet. © National Museums Scotland
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Cap worn by Archibald Dickson as a naval cadet. He was only 12 years old when he began his naval education at Edinburgh Academy. Archibald was commissioned as a Midshipman on HMS Queen Mary at the age of 16. Smaller items of military uniform such as this were often kept and handed on to family members, along with the stories they related to.
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