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Shrapnel

In the United Kingdom, a slang term for loose coins in one's pocket.
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Shrapnel shells caused the majority of artillery-inflicted wounds in that war.
The unsettling legacy of General Shrapnel: why no one remembers the man who invented one of history's deadliest weapons
John Melville and Daniel Paton of Montrose Air Station Museum found the 15lb shrapnel shell on the doorstep on Wednesday.
Bomb find at museum; ALERT
One First World War history site goes into more graphic detail of this devastating battle, stating that: "The British preliminary bombardment started at 5am, the field artillery pounding the barbed wire with shrapnel shells while the howitzers showered the trenches with large-calibre shells.
SHIPPED BACK TO BLIGHTY... BUT THE BATTLE RAGES ON; It is Armistice Day tomorrow. In the final part of a three-part feature, JUSTINE HALIFAX brings the story of brave Brummie boy soldier Charles Steele to a close
Crawley notes the artillery had mostly shrapnel shells, which had limited value against sheltered defensive positions.
Climax at Gallipoli: The Failure of the August Offensive
The First World War was Europe's first experience of industrial warfare, and blast injuries from shrapnel shells could destroy limbs, lacerate flesh and leave deep holes in soldiers' bodies.
Life was a battlefield for wartime nurses; This summer marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, but it's not just soldiers we should remember. Lisa Salmon talks to the editor of a new book highlighting the tireless - and invaluable - work of the brave nurses PROFILE
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