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Postcard Ernest Straughan, to son Norman age 4

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AuthorStraughan, Ernest
TitlePostcard Ernest Straughan, to son Norman age 4
NotesNorman was orphaned 2 years later and went to live with his aunt Annie who with her husband Lawrence Crisp compiled the postcard collection from which this card comes.

Editor's Comment:
Sailing ship filled with flowers, flowers surrounding: 'To My Dear Son'.

Private 9089 Ernest Straughan, East Yorkshire Regiment, later served with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Service No. 67452).
Item Date30th July 1918
Creation placeFrance
File typeImage
Item sourcePostcard
Item mediumMixed
ContentPostcard
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2643_Postcard_Ernest_Straughan_to_son_Norman_aged_4__1918.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameJill Harwood
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4196