WW1 British Army SRD Rum Jar Pearson & Co of Whittington – Somme Battlefield Find Length: approx

Length: approx

such items are still being found across the fields of the Somme

Ideal for country

it is in good used condition with some movement to the tail

- This refers to François Joseph Bara (30 July 1779 – 7 December 1793) who was a French soldier best known for his death during the War in the Vendée

WW1 British Army SRD Rum Jar Pearson & Co of Whittington – Somme Battlefield Find Length: approxThis genuine British WW1 SRD rum jar was sourced from a traditional brocante market in Authuille, northern France, a village in the heart of the Battlefields of the Somme. It is an authentic First World War stoneware military rum ration jar, originally used to transport rum supplies to British soldiers serving on the Western Front. The letters SRD officially stood for Supply Reserve Depot, although soldiers also gave them humorous meanings such as