Item 8: HMT Ascanius grand inaugural concert

Accession Number PUBS002/001/001/001/008
Collection number Souvenirs 2 1/1/1/8
Collection type Published Collection
Record type Item
Item count 1
Measurement Overall: 8.9 x 14cm
Object type Souvenir
Maker Unknown
Place made At sea
Date made 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copying Provisions Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Description

Souvenir program for a concert held to entertain troops during the First World War. This program is for a concert held aboard HMT Ascanius at 2pm on Wednesday 23 May 1917. The concert featured songs, instrumental solos and recitations under the patronage of Lieutenant-Colonel J F Hutchinson and Commander G T Clark.