British metal field bottle 

Bullet holes on both sides of the bottle, discovered at Arromanches in 2019. 

Materials and techniques: metal 

Dimensions: L 6” (15 cm); H 8” (20 cm) 

Condition 

Found: January 2019

Comments on the condition of the object: Very poor, owing to use. The field bottle has been severely damaged and filled with earth, the paint has peeled off, the lower part is crushed. 

Des hommes du 4th Somerset Light Infantry Rgiment (43rd Wessex division britannique) prennent une pause bien méritée lors de l’assaut sur le Mont Pinçon, l’ordre a été donné de boire de l’eau sous ce soleil de plomb au cours du mois d’août 1944. (IWM)
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