Accession Number | P07460.002 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Maker |
Raphael Tuck & Sons LTD. Publishers to the King and Queen. |
Date made | c 1915 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Postcard sent from Violet to her uncle, 2412 Private (Pte) Arthur James Genner, 54th Battalion. ...
Description
Postcard sent from Violet to her uncle, 2412 Private (Pte) Arthur James Genner, 54th Battalion. "Passed by the censor": "Dearest, could I compress myself within this letter, / I'm sure I could express / my love for you much better!" The postcard was carried by Pte Genner when he was killed in action at Westhoek, Belgium, the bullet passing through it.