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First World War Silk postcard from Pte. Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351

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Pte E. C. MOUCHEMORE

c. 1915

Overview

First World War embroidered silk postcard with pink and white flowers and a ‘Happy Birthday’ across ribbon. Embossed cardboard surround. Handwritten sentiment on back.

Historical information

Part of an extensive collection of postcards received by Vera VERGE from her sweetheart Private Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351 who served with the 28th Battalion during the First World War. They met in Albany while attending the same school. Edward was killed in action at Bullecourt, France on 3 October 1918 at the age of 22. The collection was kept by Vera throughout her life and donated to the Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum by a family member in 2019.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.16.7

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

91 mm

Height or length

138 mm

Weight

6 g

Inscriptions and markings

Embroidered on silk “A HAPPY BIRTHDAY” On back of card in print “CARTE POSTALE” Handwritten “With Best / of Love / From Ted xxxx” in black ink.

Keywords

First World War

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

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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Links to additional resources

Imperial War Museum UK

Last modified

Friday, 24 October, 2025

Completeness

100

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