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Pictured: Sergeant Arthur Wells pocket trench mirror that still has the bullet hole from where a German sniper killed him
A tragic Tommy's pocket trench mirror that still has the bullet hole from where a German sniper killed him has been discovered in his poignant archive 104 years later.
Sergeant Arthur Wells - a survivor of the Somme who was twice decorated for bravery - was picked off by the enemy sniper as he spoke to a senior officer while repairing a trench on the Western Front.
The fatal bullet penetrated the standard-issue mirror that would have been in his breast pocket at the time.
Pic: Lockdales/BNPS
Pictured: Sergeant Arthur Wells pocket trench mirror that still has the bullet hole from where a German sniper killed him
A tragic Tommy's pocket trench mirror that still has the bullet hole from where a German sniper killed him has been discovered in his poignant archive 104 years later.
Sergeant Arthur Wells - a survivor of the Somme who was twice decorated for bravery - was picked off by the enemy sniper as he spoke to a senior officer while repairing a trench on the Western Front.
The fatal bullet penetrated the standard-issue mirror that would have been in his breast pocket at the time.
Lockdales/BNPS 31 Aug 2022 2000x1500 / 1.6MB