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The chest standing upright is what was called a 'barrack box' belonging
to a MacQuarrie of Summerside. During the war, every soldier was
issued this style of box, and all of his worldly possessions had to fit
into it. It was laid at the foot of the bed, or during inspection,
on top of the carefully-tucked sheets. To the left on top of the box
is a Canadian army field telephone from World War II. To the right
is an artillery shell casing which a soldier converted into a cigar
ashtray, putting a more pleasant spin on its ability to make things
go 'up in smoke.'
(Senior Veterans Military Museum, photo by
Tom MacDonald
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