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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Postcard “Hospital Ship Grantully Castle” sent home by Pte. Ralph CULLINAN

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c. 1915

Overview

Photographic postcard of “Hospital Ship Grantully Castle” with red borders. The reverse has handwritten message in pencil from Ralph CULLINAN to “Miss Amy WALSH” and Army Post Office stamps

Historical information

Postcard sent home to loved one from Pte. R CULLINAN 922

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.7.3

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

139 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Weight

4 g

Inscriptions and markings

Front – “Hospital Ship Grantully Castle” / “From One O’er the Foam”
Rear - “To Miss Amy Walsh / 77 Cromwell Road / Hawksburn Melbourne / Victoria Australia

Keywords

Grantully Castle

First World War

Place made

Postcard printed on board.

Year

Primary significance criteria

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Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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Postcard Front

Postcard “Hospital Ship Grantully Castle” sent home by Pte. Ralph CULLINAN

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Rear view of Postcard sent home

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