24/09/2026
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We’ve just had this Military Field Veterinary Box arrive into the centre, and the more you look at it, the more questions it raises.
On the top, someone has carefully written:
Lieut E (or is a F ?) Horton
54 Lode Lane
Solihull B’ham
So far, so British.
But then you look at the front…
It’s written in French Field Veterinary box
Open the box and there’s another surprise.
The paper label inside is in German again a field Veterinary Box.
🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇩🇪
Three languages. One box.
And somewhere in the middle of all this is Lieutenant E. Horton of Solihull.
You can’t help but wonder where this box has been. Was it carried across Europe during the war? Was it captured, exchanged or repurposed? Did it belong to a British veterinary unit operating alongside Allied forces? And why the German paperwork inside?
There’s something fascinating about objects like this. They’re not just pieces of old military equipment — they’ve been somewhere. They’ve been handled, transported, used and, in this case, apparently passed through more than one country.
So what’s the story behind this one?
If anyone recognises the box, knows anything about Lieutenant E. Horton, or can shed some light on the French and German markings, we’d love to hear from you.
This one definitely deserves some digging.
Now available £98
