Tin in Sapper E. Grantham's Haversack which deflected a bullet
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| Subject | Grantham, Ernest |
|---|---|
| Title | Tin in Sapper E. Grantham's Haversack which deflected a bullet |
| Notes | Sapper E Grantham was awarded a Bravery Certificate (submitted separately) after this event when a Corporal was wounded but this and a tea tin (submitted separately) saved him by deflecting a bullet. A letter (also submitted separately) described the event. He and another soldier got the Corporal back safely. Editor's Comment: Shaving stick tin, one of two that deflected bullet. Sapper 146217 Ernest Grantham, 156th Field Company, Royal Engineers. The 156th Field Coy. were attached to the 16th (Irish) Division. |
| Item Date | 20th November 1917 |
| Creation place | Bullecourt |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Artifact |
| Item medium | Metal |
| Content | Other |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Angela Sanderson |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9214 |
