Richard Smith, the contributor of these items, has had a long term interest in WW1. He was brought up during WW2 and therefore became interested in WW1 and is intrigued by it as a taboo subject. From his collection he has contributed the following: 1) A WW1 money box tank The tank bank, 119 which was found in a well. 2) A collection of French postcards, which includes pictures of generals, Verdun, Alsace and a cyclist shot by a sniper. 3) A British album compiled by? Harry Hoar, a relative of the contributor, who was in the Royal Engineers in 1916 and killed in September 1918. A portait photo shows him on his last leave. It contains field postcards from W. Bowden in the Guards who died in 1936 of an illness related to war wounds and also contains a piece of a shot-down Zeppelin. 4) An account of the war by F.I. Colquhoun in the form of a two-page letter. 5) Typescript with memories of WW1 from Australia 6) Scrapbook A village in wartime || A WW1 money box tank Album of French postcards, 1914-1918 Album of British cards F.I. Colquhoun's two page letter Typescript with memories of WW1 from Australia Scrapbook A village in wartime

Photocopy of death certificate of my grandfather who was killed aged 30 as a rifleman in the Austro-Hungarian field artillery. His birthplace is given as Budapest, I know nothing about his Hungarian background.

Photographs of Joseph Pettit's memorabilia from WW1 || Joseph Pettit, born in Castlejordan, County Meath joined the Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) at their depot headquarters in Crinkle, Birr, County Offaly on 27th January 1913. He was attested to the 2nd Battalion, Company A as a Corporal. His Battalion received orders for the front in August 1914 and arrived at St Nazaire, France on 12th September 1914. His Battalion made their way to the Western Front and he was based in Armentieres up to July 1915. Thereafter we only know that he was 'In the Field', as that is what is written in his Soldier's Pay Book for Use in Active Service. He received a Mention in a dispatch to the War Office by General Sir Douglas Haig on 30th April 1916 published in the London Gazette (2nd Supplement) on 15th June 1916 for Gallant and Distinguished services in the field. There were no specific battles at this time, but entrenched siege warfare. On the 18th September 1917, Joseph Pettit was transferred to the Labour Corps and given a new Regiment Number of 407467. It is not specified why Joseph was transferred. On 19th January 1918 he was transferred to the Chinese Labour Corps and promoted to Company Serjeant Major (Warrant Officer Class II). Joseph was gifted a hand carved Chinese style seat from one of the men of the Chinese Labour Corps. It has basic carvings depicting intertwined persons on one half and intertwined fish on the other. It is in four pieces that are interlocked and can be expanded out into a low level chair. After the Armistice, he remained in France/ Flanders until he was shipped ‘home’ to the U.K. on 20th January 1919 in order to convalesce from Pleurisy Tuberculosis. He was sent to the 1st Eastern General Hospital, a territorial force General Hospital in Cambridge. He was honourably discharged on 16th July 1919. He received the 3 Medals: 1. the Mons Star Medal , 2. The British War Medal and 3. The Victory Medal