The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Brass rosebowl made from a German artillery shell case. The case retains its circular base, impressed with the following: 'DEZ 1916 st HL 35 HL 6'. The case has been worked to produce a rolled lip and a sharply flared waist. The waist is decorated with punched stipple design, finished with a repeating arc at the top. There is a separate circular cover for the bowl, pierced with a regular pattern of 44 holes and decorated on its outer face with a similar stipple pattern to the waist.
Rosebowl made from a salvaged German brass shell case by 991 Air Mechanic Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Born in Denton, England, Hoye was employed as a coppersmith in Richmond, Victoria when he enlisted at age 37 on 4 January 1917. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Omrah on 17 January 1917. He served with the 71st Squadron AFC at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, and was promoted to Air Mechanic 1st Class in August 1917. He transferred to No. 4 Squadron in France in December 1917 and served the remainder of the war in France. He was admitted to hospital in April 1919 with arsenic poisoning, an occupational-hazard of his trade at the time, and returned to Australia on 6 May 1919.
Circular turned wooden stand, the design wider at the base than at the top, ascending in a series of reducing beadings. A separate circular stand, fitted to accept the base of the rosebowl, is screwed
Brass 18 pounder shellcase base which has been worked to produce an officer's cap with integral brim with a rolled rim. A Unitied States copper uniform button has been soldered to the peak, with a chi
Studio portrait of 991 Pte Albert Edward Hoye, A Flight, No 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. Born in Denton, England, Hoye was employed as a coppersmith in Richmond, Victoria when he enlisted at
Brass shoulder title of the Australian Flying Corps. The badge is made up of the voided letters 'AFC' joined together between two parallel bars. Two ring lugs are attached to the reverse of the title.
Trench art brass vase made from a 75 mm German shell case, with a separate circular laminated wooden stand. The base of the vase is unaltered and takes the form of the original shell base. The shell h
Trench art dahlia vase made from a brass German 77mm shell case. The shell has been been hand beaten and narrowed slightly towards the top and then flared out at the rim. The vase has been decorated w
