United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Auction was subjected to a court-martial

was subjected to a court-martial

The circumstances of them being captured are unknown

and the left-hand rank collar tab

Footnote: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established by King George I in 1725 on the advice of the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

before returning to the New Brunswick Regimental Depot

United Kingdom. A First War Infantry Trench Whistle Auction was subjected to a court-martialIn silver nickel, maker marked and dated "J. HUDSON & Co BIRMINGHAM 1915" on the shaft, marked "PATENT 5727 08" on the cap, the adjoining loop with a full length braided brown neck cord fed through it, measuring 81. 7 mm in length x 16 mm in diameter, contact marks, very fine. Footnote: British forces were the first to make use of whistles in the trenches of the First World War. The whistles were made by J. Hudson & Company, which was later bought out