Russia, Imperial. A Trench Art Canteen Dedicated to a German Guard by a Russian POW Archive He was appointed Adjutant with

He was appointed Adjutant with the Royal Canadian Artillery

Footnote: The 5

measuring 87 mm (w) x 107 mm (h)

with steel faceplate affixed over Army faceplate

The face is marked “Antimagnetisch” (anti-magnetic)

Russia, Imperial. A Trench Art Canteen Dedicated to a German Guard by a Russian POW Archive He was appointed Adjutant withConstructed of aluminum, the obverse bearing a central hand etched heart pierced by a sword and anchor, flanked by dates 1914 1915, and topped by dedications of ZUM ANDENKEN GEFANGENEN LAGER CROSSEN A O (IN MEMORY OF PRISONER OF WAR CAMP CROSSEN AN ODER, now Krosno Odrzaskiem, Poland) and AUGUST GUST, the reverse bearing a hand etched Imperial Russian eagle overlaid by the monograms of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, surrounded along the edges