United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Buy Now it was raining heavily

it was raining heavily

One of his sections was then able to work forward against extremely active small arms fire

There are footnotes inserted at various locations throughout the book

the obverse bears three white enamel gulls on a blue enamel background

presenting as a Maltese Cross join through the arms by stylized green enamel oak leaves

United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Buy Now it was raining heavilyIn silver nickel, maker marked and dated "J. HUDSON & Co BIRMINGHAM 1915" on the shaft, marked "PATENT 5727 08" on the cap, the adjoining loop with a full length braided brown neck cord fed through it, measuring 81. 7 mm in length x 16 mm in diameter, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: British forces were the first to make use of whistles in the trenches of the First World War. The whistles were made by J. Hudson & Company, which was later bought out