'78TH DIV. FIRST ARMY/ NORTH AFRICA/ First Major Engagement/ Djebel Abiod/ Nov 17th 1942'.
ashtray, case, shell, ashtray
Accession Number
NAM.1998-03-10-1
Description
'78TH DIV. FIRST ARMY/ NORTH AFRICA/ First Major Engagement/ Djebel Abiod/ Nov 17th 1942'. Brass ashtray fashioned from base of 25 pdr shell, inscription relating to 78th Div, 1st Army, and their first major engagement in North Africa at Djebel Abiod, 17 Nov 1942. Inset with gold-metal coin with raised Roman lettering and Arabic inscriptions.
Events
Djebel Abiod, Action at, 1942 (World War Two, North Africa 1940-1945)