Letter to Katherine Lyttelton from Belgian Minister, 12th June 1918.

A letter sent to Katherine Lyttelton to notify her that she had been awarded the 'M̩daille de la reine Elisabeth' (Queen Elisabeth Medal) by the King of Belgium, for her services to Belgian refugees. Katherine was involved in many projects throughout the war to house and find work for refugees in England. She also helped collect funds and supplies for those still in Belgium.

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Moonrise on the Somme, by Percy Smith from the Drypoints of War series, 1916-1919.

Taking place between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme was one of the largest of the First World War with more than 1 million men wounded or killed.

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Dugout Fires, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.

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The Prisoners, by Percy Smith from the Drypoints of War series, 1916-1919.

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Fuel to Dugout, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.

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The Corner Cottage at Beaumont Hamel, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.

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The Long and Winding Way, by Percy Smith from the Drypoints of War series, 1916-1919.

Percy Smith served until 1919 in France and Belgium as a gunner and experienced trench warfare. He was not an official war artist, so he had copperplates sent to him, concealed in magazines. He used them to make etchings from sketches made on the front line.

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Fifteen-Inch Howitzer, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.

Percy Smith experienced the newest most powerful naval gun, the 'fifteen inch Howitzer'۪, popularly known as 'Granny'. His attempts at sketching the gun were met with opposition and he was reported to his superiors as such sketches were 'suspicious'۪ and considered to be tantamount to a spying activity. Successive appeals at last reached General Aston, himself interested in etching, and Percy was allowed to continue unofficially.

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Postcard of a Soldier Holding a Shell.

The shell is addressed 'zahmer Englander.'

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Postcard of a Soldier Holding a Shell.

The shell is addressed 'to Willie with compliments' a present for the Kaiser.

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