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Trench art ashtray made from wreckage of Zeppelin L48 by George Chard

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AuthorChard, George
TitleTrench art ashtray made from wreckage of Zeppelin L48 by George Chard
NotesTrench art ashtray made from metal of the Zeppelin crash at Theberton, Suffolk, 17th June 1917, by George Chard, an apprentice at Garretts of Leiston, Suffolk (a Steam Tractor manufacturers). Leiston adjoins theberton, the metal was probably stolen from the crash site.

Editor's Comment:
Zeppelin L 48 (production no. LZ95) became lost in an attempted attack on London (including three other airships). Intercepted by the Royal Flying Corps over sea near Great Yarmouth, it crashed at Theberton, Suffolk, leaving only two survivors.
Item Date17th June 1917
Creation placeTheberton, Suffolk
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumMetal
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2226_DSC02686.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameRichard Marshall (Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs J. M. Crane
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3872