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First World War Embroidered Silk Souvenir of Egypt belonging to Lance Corporal Henry RISEBOROUGH 537, 10th LHR

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1916

Overview

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

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Material

Width

515 mm

Height or length

550 mm

Weight

33 g

Inscriptions and markings

"AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH / 1916 / MILITARY FORCES / Souvenir of Egypt"

Keywords

Silk embroidered souvenir of Egypt

Lance Corporal Henry Riseborough

First World War

10th Light Horse Regiment

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

https://www.awm.gov.au/articles/blog/souvenir-egypt-and-souvenir-palestine

World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 537 RISEBOROUGH, 10 Light Horse

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