Round toilet mirror belonging to Private James Wood, 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, 1951 (c)

During the Korean War (1950-1953) 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, fought at the Battle of Imjin in April 1951. After days of fierce fighting over 500 soldiers were captured by the Chinese Communist forces and held prisoner for two and half years. Private James Wood was one of those captured.

He used this round mirror for shaving while in captivity. The back is decorated with a photograph of a Chinese or Korean landscape.