RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted January 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2023 Had this super item come into work this week. Still has some of the original chocolate inside it plus a biscuit and a Boer bullet which was stopped by his belt during the relief of Ladysmith. He also served in WW1 and later worked as a goods guard on the Midland Railway. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 A wonderful item, with a terrific story to accompany it. The nearest I can get is one of the WW1 Princess Mary Christmas boxes, though without any contents apart from the pencil concealed in a .303 cartridge case. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted January 22, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2023 The bullet pencil is quite a sort after item now. I have seen them sell for up to £100. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Adrian Stevenson said: The bullet pencil is quite a sort after item now. I have seen them sell for up to £100. It stays with the box, along with the death pennies. I don't know which of either of my grandmother's brothers it belonged to, one died in 1915 and one in 1918. The 1915 brother is listed at Thiepval... Edited January 22, 2023 by Hroth 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted January 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2023 Did you sample the chocolate? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted January 28, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2023 I was not tempted lol. But I did give it a sniff and it did still have a faint smell of chocolate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted January 28, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, Adrian Stevenson said: I was not tempted lol. But I did give it a sniff and it did still have a faint smell of chocolate. there’s a guy on you tube who sampled a meal pack from the Boer war. 1899-1902 British Emergency Ration Can 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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