First World War Poetry Digital Archive

Souvenir from France

  • Back to results
  • Previous
  • Next
  • Zoom in
  • Zoom out
  • 51.7%
  • Pan left
  • Pan right
  • Pan up
  • Pan down
  • Maximum resolution
  • Fit in window
  • Fit to width
  • Rotate left
  • Rotate right

To view other similar items in the archive click on the hyper-linked words below.

AuthorMurie, David
TitleSouvenir from France
NotesThis is a silk embroidered pouch that was sent by Pte David Murie, to his mother Fanny Murie, who lived in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire.

Editor's Comment:
Silk with personal message and embroidered Royal Coat of Arms, with caption 'Souvenir from France'.

Pte. 200257 David Murie, 'B' Bn. Tank Corps, was killed 23rd November 1917 and is commemorated on the Cambrai memorial. He originally served in the Royal Field Artillery (service no. 1093).
Item DateDecember 1917
Creation placeFrance
File typeImage
Item sourcePostcard
Item mediumOther
ContentPostcard
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_3063_present_from_France.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameJulie Graham
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4446