Boy finds live First World War Mills bomb grenade on beach ‘capable of exploding’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A young boy discovered a live grenade from the First World War on a Northern Ireland beach that was “capable of exploding”. The device was confirmed as a live WW1 Mills Bomb hand grenade by an army technical officer who went to the scene to inspect it. open image in gallery The device was confirmed as a live WW1 “Mills Bomb” hand grenade by an army technical officer who went to the scene to inspect it On the Police Ards and North Down Facebook page, officers said: “We contacted ATO who attended and confirmed it was an unexploded World War 1 “Mills Bomb” hand grenade. “A big thank you to the young lad who found the grenade and alerted police and thanks to all involved.” The Mills bomb grenade was the first hand grenade issued on a large scale in Britain when it was developed in 1915.