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First World War Postcard ‘To one I Love’ sent from Pte. Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE, 6351

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Pte E.C. MOUCHEMORE

1917

Overview

Sepia tone photographic postcard showing a soldier sitting at a desk with some papers and about to light a pipe. There is a verse at the top and a young woman looking down at the soldier. On the back there is a handwritten letter over the printed postcard markings.

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

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.16.27

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Ink

Width

88 mm

Height or length

137 mm

Weight

6 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front of card “To one I Love / Dearest let me send you this / To wish you every joy and bliss / And as the years go onward dear / May happiness be ever near”. On the back “2 / to take I am last up every morning / I see a great sight today an / aeroplane doing Loop the Loop / it look all Right every time / you would think he was falling / There is about 200 men gone to / night from the 5 T.B. Now I / hear We may not go on the / 19 But have to Be readdy any / time from the 19th to the 27th / I got two papers today did / you send them Love it is just / like your Writing I thank you / verry much for them. I Believe / that there is another Australian / mail in I hope so. Well dear / I am sending you a few cards / I hope you like P.S. I have sent / a lot to you But nothing like / the First one I ever sent you / I will ring off now love as / there is no news yet Give my / love to Mother and the Girls / and little Bob Good Bye love I / am you ever loving Sweet heart xxxxxxxx Ted xxxxxx” written in black ink.

Keywords

Albany

Ted Mouchemore

Postcards

First World War

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

1917

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance