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1997.5040

1997.5040
1997.5040
1997.5040
1997.5040
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Embroidered Post Card - "God Be With You Until I Return"
1997.5040
Social History (Museum of St Albans)
  • William Fairy Collection, First World War
1997.5040
1997.5037-5048
Embroidered Post Card bearing the motto "God Be With You Until I Return" with floral motif. These were a popular type of card sent home by troops on active service during First World War. No message on reverse. Sent home from France by Private William John Fairy, a soldier from St Albans who later died, after being fatally wounded at Ypres in September 1917. One of a series of 12 similar items.
  • textile
  • First World War Period (1914 - 1918)
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