British army SRD jug,maker marked with some dirt and muck attached this was recovered in 2014 from the field in front of Lochnagar mine crater which was the British frontline trench on the 1st July 1916 on the Somme battlefield in France

This is a nice complete and unusual design British army SRD jug which is maker marked to a firm on the bottom which can be partly seen. The jug is in very nice condition with its srd stamp embossed into the side it has some dirt and muck attached also has dried candle wax stuck to it the jug does not have no real damage or cracks but does have a few chips and marks on it but nothing to bad still with all its original colours and is perfect for display or any collection. The jug was recovered in 2014 from the field in front of Lochnagar mine crater which was the British frontline trench on the 1st July 1916 on the Somme battlefield in France. A very nice and very relic from the famous Somme  battlefield and comes with 2xA5 laminated information cards.

The British named the mine after Lochnagar Street, the British trench from which the gallery was driven. The charge at Lochnagar was one of 19 mines that were placed beneath the German lines on the British section of the Somme front, to assist the infantry advance at the start of the battle.The mine was sprung at 7:28 a.m. on 1 July 1916 and left a crater 98 ft (30 m) deep and 330 ft (100 m) wide, which was captured and held by British troops. The attack on either flank was defeated by German small-arms and artillery fire, except on the extreme right flank and just south of La Boisselle, north of the Lochnagar Crater ware some gains were made by the British army. 

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