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Silk Postcard from Arthur Cyril Gilman to his brother

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AuthorGilman, Arthur Cyril
TitleSilk Postcard from Arthur Cyril Gilman to his brother
NotesThe postcard was sent from my Great Uncle Arthur Cyril Gilman, Lancashire Fusiliers to his brother Herbert living in Salford, Lancashire. My Great Uncle was wounded in action and awarded the Silver War Badge. The postcard is embroidered and shows the allied war flags and contains the message 'February 23rd 1916 France. Dear Bert, We have had a hard time last Saturday night. The Germans attacked us, but we stopped them.'
Item Date23rd February 1916
Creation placeFrance
File typeImage
Item sourcePostcard
Item mediumCard
ContentPostcard
CataloguerKate Lindsay
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameKate Lindsay (Oxford Central Library Submission Day 10th March 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofPeter Curtis
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8755