| Place | Europe: Belgium, Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL/05554 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Iron, Wood |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Belgium |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Small wooden door with wheat sheaf carving : Ypres Cloth Hall
Description
Small panelled wooden door featuring a centrally inset, bordered, arch-shaped panel which has been carved in high relief with a sheaf of wheat. An iron shield-shaped lockplate is tacked to the proper left of the door and a pair of hinge cutouts are set into the proper right edge of the door. Both lock and hinges are missing. The wood appears to be oak and all panels are pinned together with wooden pins. Pencilled to the reverse of the central panel is 'Souvenir / of Cloth Ypres / 1917'. There are splits to the wood in the upper panel. The finish to the reverse of the door is distinctly redder than the front.
History / Summary
Wooden door recovered from the ruins of the Cloth Hall, Ypes in 1916 or 1917 by 6482 Sapper John Francis Street, 4 Field Company Engineers (4FCE). Street was a 41 year old miner (born Radcliffe, England) of Cottosloe Western Australia who enlisted at Perth on 14 December 1915 and embarked for overseas service from Sydney with the 3rd to 5th Reinforcements for 4 FCE aboard HMAT Orsova on 11 March 1916. After service in Belgium and France he returned to Australia on 23 July 1919. The door, made from oak, appears to be from a small cupboard or similar.