Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Buire |
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Accession Number | AWM2017.1320.2 |
Collection number | Souvenirs 26 Collection (Menus) 2/4/9/98 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Measurement | Overall: 25.3 cm x 20.2 cm |
Object type | Souvenir |
Place made | France: Picardie, Buire |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. Non-commercial use permitted. |
[Menu] New Years Dinner Menu, 55th Battalion
Description
New Years Dinner Menu from 1 January 1917, 55th Battalion AIF, 'somewhere in France'. Typed in french with translations hand written in English. The dishes on the menu are presented with wordplay and cynicism; one dish 'Poulets Fritz' (German Chickens), and the soup dish is listed 'Soup a l'eau de Somme' (Somme Water Soup). Signed by service personel. Associated with collection of letters from 2327 Lieutenant Gilbert James Brown, 2 Infantry Battalion.