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An article from the Great Southern Herald detailing the marriage of Ellen Ann Biltoft and Sydney William Hawkes.
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World War One Postcard
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Overview
This is an Australian World War One Field Service postcard that was sent from overseas to Miss E Biltoft Katanning. It is a light brown card.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-202-HSA1987.24
Item type
Material
Width
11 cm
Height or length
8.3000 cm
Inscriptions and markings
On the front of the postcard is a stamp over the word Service which in part reads 'FIELD ?ST OFFICE D.C.' and in the centre of the stamp is '9 OC 17'
On the back of the postcard it is hand signed 'S.W. Hawkers 7.10.17'
Contextual Information
It is a light brown card in which pre written sentences on the back of the postcard were for soldiers to complete by crossing out those lines which were not applicable. This was done so that no information as to the whereabouts of the soldier can be identified. It also means that the soldier was not able to write anything of a personal nature.
Sydney William Hawkes returned from the First World War and married Ellen Ann Biltoft on the 26th Feb 1919 at the residence of the brides parents.
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Date of creation +70 years
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Courtesy of Katanning Historical Society.
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