Postcard sent from Violet to her uncle, 2412 Private (Pte) Arthur James Genner, 54th Battalion. ...

Accession Number P07460.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
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

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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.