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First World War Embroidered Silk Souvenir of Egypt belonging to Lance Corporal Henry RISEBOROUGH 537, 10th LHR
1916Overview
Red silk square machine embroidered souvenir of Egypt featuring the Australian Rising Sun badge with Australian Commonwealth, Souvenir of Egypt and the year 1916.
Historical information
Souvenirs were purchased by troops when training or serving in Egypt, or when travelling to and from the Western Front. They were posted home to family and sweethearts or brought back to Australia by the troops. This example was brought back to Australia by Lance Corporal Henry RISEBOROUGH 537 of the 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-12-2017.32.1
Item type
Textiles
Themes
Material
Silk
Width
515 mm
Height or length
550 mm
Weight
33 g
Inscriptions and markings
"AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / 1916 / MILITARY FORCES / Souvenir of Egypt"
Place made
Egypt
Year
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
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
World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 537 RISEBOROUGH, 10 Light Horse [collectionswa.net.au]
Last modified
Tuesday, 28 January, 2025
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World War 1 silk embroidered souvenir from Egypt.
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