Case 20 - Western Front
Title
Case 20 - Western Front
Audience
Case 20
Collection Items
The New Testament of Private G D Gaul
Small black leather bound bible ; thin gold edged pages ; printed with black ink ; handwritten black ink inside front cover ; black cloth place ribbon ; property of Private G D Gaul A I F 9875 ; front cover letter to George
Post card with photograph of William King Lewis on front
Post card with black and white photograph of solider in uniform on front ; handwritting in various coloured inks and pencil on verso .
Post card to Irene Lewis
Post card with embroided floral design and embossed patterned border on recto ; handwritting in black ink on verso ; inscription ( right ) printed: ' fabrication francaise ' .
Photograph of two soliders with woman and child
Small black and white photograph depicting two soliders with women and child ; figure on right resembles William King Lewis in photograph ( 2011-03-0035-001 ) ; inscription (verso) handwritten in pencil and red pen : ' The Golfins / taken on St…
Letter addressed to ' Rene '
Letter on lined paper ; handwritting in black ink pen .
Greetings from France - padded embroidery
Hand embrodered silk with raw cotton wadding - three birds crested with flags of America England France sitting above a house trees and path to forget me not flowers - Greetings From France - surrounded with lace and braided piping
Embroided postcard with flags & flowers
Hand embroided & embossed postcard with German Britian French Italian and Austro-Hungarian flags & pink & blue flowers - Pocket with flap on front for items to be inserted - Card unmarked on rear
Embroided Happy Birthday postcard with roses
Hand embroided & embossed postcard with Happy Birthday message and roses emerging from an envelope - Card marked with message from J. Siddle
Embroided Christmas Greetings postcard with pansies & cat
Hand embroided & embossed postcard with Christmas greetings message , black cat , a flag & flowers - Pocket with flap on front for items to be inserted - Card marked with message from Lcp B. Barwick
Hand made Bullet Boot Buttonhook
.303 Bullet caseing with extendered hook welded to the tip . On the base there is a british coat of arms in releif and a french franc welded to the shaft of the bullet .