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POSTCARD: BEST REMEMBERANCE - FEATURING FLAGS WORLD WAR I - FROM VERNEY W BINNS

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1916

Overview

Rectangular card frame with embossed floral design.
Front: Inside frame, clear silk fabric with embroidered Belgium, French and English flags; rose sprays in the upper corners and at the bottom embroidered in red the words 'Best Remembrance'.
Reverse: On reverse is a message written in pencil from Verney W Binns, somewhere in France, July 23rd, 1916, to Dorothy Binns.

Historical information

Postcard from D W Binns in France during WWI describing war activities and training.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.1884

Item type

Material

Keywords

Postcards, Other Than Subiaco

FITZPATRICK (Flynn), Daisy

Family Histories

BINNS, Verney Walter

Year

Statement of significance

World War I history - Postcard from Verney Binns, France to Dorothy Binns.
Historic: Social: Representativeness: Provenance:

Primary significance criteria

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Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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