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First World War ‘Heaps of Kisses for my Darling’ Silk Postcard from Edward (Ted) PERRY, RAMC

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Edward (Ted) PERRY, RAMC

1914 - 1918

Overview

First World War Silk Postcard with ‘Heaps of Kisses for my Darling’ embroidered in lavender silk in a scroll across a floral spray with small pink and blue flowers. There is a logo on back of the postcard and the name ‘Kathleen Olsen’ handwritten in pencil.

Historical information

Embroidered silk postcards were made in France during the First World War to send home from the military front to family or sweethearts as a way of keeping in touch.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2025.8.13

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Silk

Width

142 mm

Height or length

91 mm

Weight

5 g

Inscriptions and markings

On front “Heaps of Kisses / for my Darling” with “Kathleen / Elson [sic]” written in pencil and “BARQUE / HP / DEPOSE” printed in black in on back.

Keywords

First World War

Silk postcards

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic 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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Last modified

Thursday, 2 April, 2026

Completeness

100

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