Interesting WW1 Trench Art Shell Base –Dated 1916 – Borre

Borre was a very small village in France with a population of 650 but which saw action from 1914 through to the end of the war, this 18 pounder shell case base commemorates the village of Borre and has a series of dates, engraved to the body is 1917/1918 and the shell itself is dated 1916 on the bottom, the base is very well marked (please see pictures) it comes in very good condition and measures 4 inches in diameter.
In April 1918, the German offensive Operation “Georgette” (the Battle of the Lys), aiming to seize the key railway junctions at Hazebouck, brought the fighting front to within just six miles of Borre. The Merris and Borre North railway facilities had to be abandoned as they were now under shell fire, and the operation of the supply line to Ypres was rendered most hazardous. The remaining civilian population of Borre was evacuated. This situation remained unchanged until the Allies began offensive action during September and pushed the enemy further from the area.

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