Photograph by Maurice Asprey: An unidentified lieutenant of The Buffs in the trenches in 1915

Photograph by Maurice Asprey: An unidentified lieutenant of The Buffs in the trenches in 1915

NAM. 2005-05-47-17

Webley Wilkinson service revolver, .455 inch Model 1911

Webley Wilkinson service revolver, .455 inch Model 1911

NAM. 2001-07-173-1

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III* .303 in bolt action rifle and bayonet, c1916

Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III* .303 in bolt action rifle and bayonet, c1916

NAM. 1963-12-251-61

Photograph by Maurice Asprey: Early trenches, 1914

Photograph by Maurice Asprey: Early trenches, 1914

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Recruiting poster referencing the naval bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914

Recruiting poster referencing the naval bombardment of Scarborough on 16 December 1914

More details: NAM. 1977-06-81-42

Princess Mary gift tin, with sweets, for non-smokers, 1914

Princess Mary gift tin, with sweets, for non-smokers, 1914

More details: NAM. 1998-06-131-1

Wounded from Ypres at the improvised hospital in Bailleul, May 1915

Wounded from Ypres at the improvised hospital in Bailleul, May 1915

More details: NAM. 1986-06-77-23

Letter from Asprey to his mother, on the effects of gas on fellow soldiers, 27 May 1915

Letter from Asprey to his mother, on the effects of gas on fellow soldiers, 27 May 1915

NAM. 2005-02-6-85

'The latest pattern gas helmet with expiratory valve', 1915

‘The latest pattern gas helmet with expiratory valve’, 1915

More details: NAM. 1986-06-77-103

Trenches manned by Maurice Asprey’s battalion, c1915

Trenches manned by Maurice Asprey’s battalion, c1915

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Photograph by Maurice Asprey: Soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1915

Photograph by Maurice Asprey: Soldiers of 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1915

More details: NAM. 2005-05-47-20