Accession Number | AWM2020.524.1 |
---|---|
Collection number | Postcard Collection (Silk Postcards) 10/11/131 |
Collection type | Published Collection |
Record type | Item |
Item count | 1 |
Object type | Postcard |
Maker |
Sherriff, Victor Albert Unknown |
Place made | France |
Date made | 1917 |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Fighting for Right and Liberty
Description
Embroidered silk postcard with envelope design with the Union Jack, the French, Belgium, Italian, Russian and Serbian flags and a Christmas rose on the flap with the phase 'Fighting for Right and Liberty' below. Ont he back is a letter from Victor Albert (Bert) Sherriff to Thyra, France 24 May 1917.
Inside is a small card with a picture of a solider writing a letter with an cupid by his shoulder and the phase 'my thoughts are always with you'. On the back of this small card is a note from Victor Albert (Bert) Sherriff to Thyra, France 24 May 1917.