The 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson Footballers showing minimal signs of wear

showing minimal signs of wear

The  2pdr cartridge has been cut down to a height of approx 2 inches

The round retains its original patina and surface marks consistent with age

The Obverse shows the head of Emperor Vespasian with small globe at end of neck truncation (indicates the Lugdunum Mint)

The 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson Footballers showing minimal signs of wearThe 1916 Experience Verdun & The Somme. By Julian Thompson. Verdun and the Somme were two of the most cataclysmic battles of the First World War on the Western Front. The carnage on that front in 1916 was unprecedented for all sides and had a profound effect on the eventual outcome of the war. On the first day of the Somme, Britain and her Commonwealth suffered almost 60,000 casualties, the worst day's loss in British military history. Many people