I am a collector of World War I memorabilia and this is a sample of some of the Trench Art I have collected. While I do not have any personal family memorabilia, my granduncle fought in the War and died in 1915. He was gassed at Ypres and died two weeks later. The items do not have any personal stories attached. The Inkwell was an English piece of Trench Art, and is engraved with Royal Engineers. The Letter opener is German and marked Calais. The pen is French and inscribed with Juliene 1914-15. The match box holder (I have inserted a match box myself) is inscribed with the insignia of the Leinster Regiment. The Souvenir Ring is inscribed with Souvenir de la Grande Guerre 1914-1919. The Widow's Cross was the Canadian equivalent of the Widow's Penny.
Inkwell; Letter opener; Pen; Match box holder; Souvenir Ring; Canadian Widow's Cross