| Accession Number | P07204.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Rotary Photographic Co |
| Date made | 11 January 1917 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Postcard from Captain (Capt) George Fay, 8th Light Horse Regiment (8 LHR) to his wife, dated 11 ...
Description
Postcard from Captain (Capt) George Fay, 8th Light Horse Regiment (8 LHR) to his wife, dated 11 January 1917. Written on the front is
"Thinking of Home and You, Dear"
"When the restless day is ending, And the shadows round me fall
Homeward aye my heart keeps wending,
Home, where is enshrined my all.
And I think about you often,
Fearing not what luck may bring,
If at home I'm guarding's guarded,
And you're right - that's everything."
On the back of the postcard Capt Fay describes the Regiment's recent movements around Mount Sinai, Egypt. Captain Fay was killed in action at Burg-El-Arab on 1 December 1917.