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Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

First World War Black and White Photographic Postcard of two Unidentified Soldiers

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c. 1918

Overview

Professional photographic postcard in black and white of two (2) soldiers. One is seated with legs crossed and hands folded on knee, the other is standing with one hand on the seated soldier’s shoulder. Both are in uniform and neither wear hats. On the back handwritten in pencil is the address.

Historical information

Commonly sent home to friends or family during the First World War were these photographic postcards. This one is of two (2) unknown soldiers – the standing soldier is wearing the uniform featuring leather puttees and stirrups with a chevron on the right sleeve denoting four years of service.

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Registration number

cwa-org-12-2015.5.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

135 mm

Height or length

85 mm

Weight

3 g

Inscriptions and markings

On reverse “CARTE POSTALE / 1st War I / Pte Damon / Federation St / Mt Hawthorn / Via Leederville / W Aust”

Keywords

First World War

Place made

France

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Google Maps search term / URL

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

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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