First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE

c. 1915
Overview

Plain looking small souvenir booklet containing some photographs of places of interest around Capetown. On the front cover is some printing in black ink and the insignia of The Cape Peninsula Publicity Association. One of the words is scribbled out and there is some staining. The back cover is torn along the folded seams.

Historical information

Part of an extensive collection of postcards received by Vera VERGE from her sweetheart Private Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351 who served with the 28th Battalion during the First World War. They met in Albany while attending the same school. Edward was killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 3 October 1918 at the age of 22. The collection was kept by Vera throughout her life and donated to the Princess Royal Fortress by a family member in 2019.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2019.16.59
Item type
Souvenirs
Material
Card
Paper
Width
123 mm
Height or length
183 mm
Depth
1 mm
Weight
14 g
Inscriptions and markings

On the front cover “THE MOTHER CITY / Some Views of Capetown / Issued by The Cape Peninsula Publicity Association / President / The Mayor”
Inside front cover “COO-EE / S.A. Gifts & Comforts Committee / Reading, Writing, and Recreation Room / Adderley Street / Cape Town / This Booklet has been prepared for us / by the Cape Peninsula Publicity Association / in order that we may send you some little /souvenir of the place. The Publicity / Association has thrown its Visitors’ Bureau / open to us and granted us every facility for / seeing the attractions of the Peninsula, some / of which are illustrated in this Booklet / The Gifts & Comforts Committee has / likewise placed at our disposal two fine / large rooms for our convenience / Yours sincerely / P.S.”
Page 2 “ADDERLEY Street / Cape Town’
Page 3 “Devil’s Peak / From Groote Schuur / Rondebosch”
Page 4 “Mountain Tramway, Camp’s Bay / The Mountain Tramway to Camp’s Bay / The finest tram ride in the world”
Page 5 “The Pier, CapeTown / Muizenberg / The Brighton of South Africa”
Page 6 “A Bird’s-Eye View of Sea Point / A seaside suburb of Cape Town”
Page 7 “Groote Schuur, Rondebosch / Bequeathed to the Union of South Africa by the late Cecil Rhodes / Rhodes Memorial Groote Schuur”
Page 8 “THE CAPE PENINSULA / PUBLICITY ASSOCIATION / President: His Worship the Mayor of Capetown / So many Australian and New Zealand / Visitors, spending a few hours in / Cape Town, en route to England / have expressed regret at not being / afforded the opportunity to visit some / of the more interesting districts in / South Africa, that it is thought de- / sirable to intimate that passengers / may disembark at Durban and travel / overland via Johannesburg and Kim- / berley to Cape Town, rejoining their / ship at the latter Port, or may make / a more extended tour of the country / resuming their journey by a later ship / The Cape Peninsula Publicity Asso- / ciation invites correspondence from / intending visitors. Guide Books, Maps / and full information will be forwarded / free of charge on application to the / Secretary, Visitors’ Bureau, Adderley / Street, Cape Town (P.O. Box 863)”

Place made
South Africa
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Well provenanced
Google Maps search term / URL
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8
Last modified
Friday, 27 March, 2026
Completeness
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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE
First World War Souvenir Booklet sent home by Pte Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE

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