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First World War 'West Street Central, Durban' Postcard sent from Pte. Edward Charles MOUCHEMORE 6351

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Pte E.C. MOUCHEMORE

c. 1916

Overview

Coloured photographic postcard of central Durban showing late 19th Century buildings, transport and pedestrians. On the back is part of a handwritten letter.

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 by a family member in 2019

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2019.16.56

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Card

Width

137 mm

Height or length

88 mm

Weight

5 g

Inscriptions and markings

On the front “West Street Central, Durban” with “There were two Troop ships in Durban / and [sic] [sic] from other steamers and / some ships it is a Big Place We came / in early in The morning It was / a lovely view. They were / throwing all the scraps to the / Blacks you would have laugh to / seen them They will eat / any thing there is three y.m.c.a. / is hear the People up the YM / were verry kind to us every / thing we wanted. The Blacks called / us they get 2 pounds a mounth and / visitors get 30 / and cooks get 3 pound / 5s and 6 pounds a mounth cheep laBour…” on back.

Keywords

First World War

Ted Mouchemore

Albany

Postcards

Place made

South Africa

Year

c. 1916

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance