WW1 British Trench Memoranda, Soldiers Prayer & 1st July Somme Message From Lieut-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston

Grouping of items relating to WW1 being Trench Memoranda for Company & Platoon Officers with points trench life, what to carry , trench routine etc. A pocket sized Soldiers Prayer from the Chaplain -General dated August 1914 & marked ' Slip Inside Your cap' . Finally a message congratulating all officers , NCOs & men of the VIII Army Corps who were involved on the 1st July 1916 attack on Beau...  read more

Code: 15646

WW1 British 'BAB Trench Code No.4 May 1917

Rare BAB Trench Code manual No.4 dated May 1917. Handwritten to front cover is ' Officer Comdg RXA A Battery'.
The BAB Code was a compact, officially classified cryptographic codebook used by the British Army during WWI & designed by Lt Col Barrington Butler. Issued to signallers and commanding officers, it allowed troops to quickly encode and transmit tactical messages over vulnerable ...  read more

Code: 15640

WW1 German Luger Holster 1916

WW1 German Luger holster with Berlin manufacturer mark & date 1916 underneath front flap.
All original stitching with loading tool pouch intact & retaining brass closure stud. Faint German soldiers writing to rear. There is an English soldiers name written to underside of flap 'Ramsay' with his service number.  read more

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WW1 British Wounded Mans Kit Label 1916

An OHMS tag for attaching to a wounded mans kit , this exaple filled in with name & service number , the form having a date of April 1916.  read more

Code: 15642

WW1 British ' Trench Orders' Manual By Gale & Polden

1916 edition training manual 'Trench Orders' on a wide range of trench related topics such as 'Procedure of taking over a trench , Care of arms & ammunition, Alertness, Latrines, Cooking , Rations , Rum etc etc.
Has a slip affixed inside front cover by issuers giving the origins of Trench Orders which , according to this , originated in the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers in November...  read more

Code: 15641

WW1 British Letter From Graves Registration To Relative ( Hooge Burial ) May 1918

A letter from the Graves Registration authority dated 27th May 1918 to a relative of Private W.Simpson stating that he is buried in the vicinity of Hooge , East of Ypres. Addressed to a Miss B .Samson of Dundee.  read more

Code: 15644

WW1 British Field Service Post Card 1918

An unfilled in example.  read more

Code: 15643

CS Militaria Just Updated - Wednesday 17th June 2026 !

Wednesday 17th June 2026 !

Website just updated with a few new items !

More coming soon !

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Code: 15631

WW1 Instruction Card ' Directions For use & Care Of Tube Helmets As Issued With PH Gas Helmet

Rare instruction card for WW1 British 'Tube Helmets' ( Such as the PH Gas Hood ) coming with the hoods when issued & almost impossibe to find today. Printed on waxed paper measures 14.5cm high by 12cm wide.  read more

Code: 15637

WW1 British 'Roof Found' Trench Cap From Amiens Area Of France

A British WW1 trench cap recently found in the roof of a house in the Amiens area of France.
This pattern of cap was widely seen in the late war period & due to its lightweight construction could be easily stowed away in the soldiers kit when not being worn. This rather worn & threadbare in places cap still bears visible letter under number markings to interior lining . The 'L' is likel...  read more

Code: 15648