WW1 British Army SRD Rum Jar Pearson & Co of Whittington – Somme Battlefield Find Length: approx

Length: approx

or WW1 collections

this beautiful piece is both practical and decorative

The original box has some wear from age and use but remains intact

Distinctive texture and organic shape

WW1 British Army SRD Rum Jar Pearson & Co of Whittington – Somme Battlefield Find Length: approxThis genuine British WW1 SRD rum jar was sourced from a traditional brocante market in Authuille, northern France, a village in the heart of the Battlefields of the Somme. It is an authentic First World War stoneware military rum ration jar, originally used to transport rum supplies to British soldiers serving on the Western Front. The letters SRD officially stood for Supply Reserve Depot, although soldiers also gave them humorous meanings such as