Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira,1927.204, W0297, 1995x2.73
Primary Maker
Place
Date
1914-1916
Associated Notes
German water bottle with stopper, WW1
Collected at Messines on Western Front by 26829 Corporal Ralph Wayth Gossett, New Zealand Engineers, 1917
markings: original owner's name engraved on metal tag: 'WESTERMAN [E] 1916'; collector's name scratched onto bottle: 'R.W. Gossett 26829 NZE Messines 1917'
26829 Cpl Ralph Wayth Gossett, Auckland Infantry Battalion, WW1
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Battle of Messines Ridge; 1917; Belgium
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1916-1917
Period
Signature/marks
R.W. Gossett 26829 NZE Messines 1917 (inscribed)
Media
Measurement Description
length x width x depth: 240mm x 130mm x 60mm
Measurement Reading
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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