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First World War 'Victory for the Allies' Patriot Souvenir Cloth with Black and White Photographic Postcard of Unknown Soldier

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c. 1918

Overview

Embroidered red sateen patriotic souvenir cloth featuring two (2) large flags of the United Kingdom and Egypt with six (6) other allies nations being France, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Serbia and Japan. In the centre features a padded photograph frame in white cotton sateen shaped as a life buoy set in front of an embroidered anchor with crown above with 'Victory for the Allies' above that. The life buoy acts as a frame and bears a black and white portrait photograph of an unknown Australian soldier in a slouch hat. Beneath the frame has embroidered a small branch and flower.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-1988.14.1

Item type

Souvenirs

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Cardboard

Cotton

Photographic Paper

Silk (Textile)

Width

453 mm

Height or length

519 mm

Depth

5 mm

Weight

9 g

Inscriptions and markings

“VICTORY FOR THE ALLIES”

Keywords

First World War

First World War souvenir

Portrait

Place made

China

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Wednesday, 8 April, 2026

Completeness

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