Fragment from a large calibre artillery shell recovered near Puit 14 captured by the 15th Battalion during the assault on Hill 70 at Bois Hugo 15 August 1917.

Classification
Memorabilia
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1)
Location of artifact
Case 55 OCA
Associated place
Lens in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
Associated event
Hill 70

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