First World War postcard

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c. 1916

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Overview

Postcard made from card, cotton, paper, ink. Contains a pocket on front with small note inside.

Historical information

Postcard sent by D.P.W. Buckley to Mrs R.E. Morrell on 27/02/1917.
Daniel Patrick William Buckley was born at Greenough in 1883, the son of John and Jane Ann Buckley (nee Stone). He embarked from Fremantle on 6 June 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong and served with the 11th Infantry Battalion. Buckley was wounded three times and also gassed, but did survive and return to Greenough.
Elizabeth Morrell (nee Duncan) was the wife of Reuben Morrell and lived at Ironbarks Farm, Greenough.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-72-GMOB0323

Item type

Postcards

Themes

People
Social History
War and Conflict

Material

Card

Cotton

Width

138 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Depth

2 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Message reads, "Dear Mrs Morrell I've just received a letter saying you had sent me a parcel. Haven't yet received it, I am waiting anxiously for the mail it was a well selected present as socks are very much needed in the trenches at the present."
Insert note reads, "With Best Wishes from yours truly D.P.W. Buckley."

Keywords

Greenough

Place made

France

Year

c. 1916

Statement of significance

The object 'French souvenir postcard from a WWI soldier' (GMOB0323) has high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture) and has some rarity value. The item has low scientific significance, although being representative of the class COMMUNICATION/Postal in good condition. The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential.

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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