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Man’s Handkerchief used for wrapping Postcards from Pte. Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351

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Unknown

c. 1918

Overview

Large man’s handkerchief with stains, holes and foxing. Very misshapen from being used as wrapping. The address is duplicated twice. Once in black ink with cursive writing and then in purple ink which is printed.

Historical information

This handkerchief has been used to store a collection of postcards sent from Pte. Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351 to his ‘sweetheart’ Vera VERGE during the First World War. The handkerchief itself has been used as a post wrapping complete with addresses to Leederville, Western Australia.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.16.5

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Width

420 mm

Height or length

400 mm

Weight

18 g

Inscriptions and markings

“MISS. V. VERGE. / 405. OXFORD. STREET. / MT. HAWTHORN. / LEEDERVILLE. / VIA. PERTH / WEST. AUSTRALIA” with postmark stamp dated “21 SP / 18” x2

Keywords

First World War

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878
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Last modified

Friday, 24 October, 2025

Completeness

100

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