A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive the tab with five rows

the tab with five rows of two holes each for length adjustment and stamped in black ink "105" on the reverse

Very Minor contact marks

49 mm x 64 mm

On the Memorial in the Canadian War Cemetery at Groesbeek are inscribed the following words: "Pro amicis mortui amicis vivimus" (We live in the hearts of friends for whom we died)

Footnote: Joseph Ramsay Elveria Hiton achieved the rank of Gunner (Torpedo) and Warrant Officer on June 23

A First War German Matchbox Cover Depicting A Battle Scene Auction Archive the tab with five rowsA First War (Imperial) German matchbox cover, depicting a group of German soldiers storming a trench; constructed of pressed sheet medal (magnetic); crimped on one side; with two of the sides partially cut out to allow the fingers to slide the matchbox out of the cover once empty, and to strike the match on the igniter strip; with a cut out on the bottom to push out the matchbox drawer; measuring 61 mm x 40 mm; dark attractive patina with contact