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A memento of the Great War

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AuthorUnknown
TitleA memento of the Great War
NotesA highly decorated colour-printed sheet of paper, headed A memento of the Great War. Below this is a decorative image (including Union Flags, a laurel wreath bearing small plaques with writing on them, and what seems to be a sphinx at the centre). About halfway down, the words 5th Battn. The Lincolnshire Regt. appear, and beneath them is a list of place names (presumably those visited by the battalion), including Ypres and Egypt, a few of which are accompanied by dates.

Part of a collection relating to John Manchester, deposited by his daughter-in-law, who describes him as a very modest man. Manchester (Service Number 240698) served with the 1/5th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment as a corporal and later a sergeant, and was awarded the DCM.
Item DateUnknown
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentMemorabilia
CataloguerMeriel Patrick
FilenameGWA_5940_hull0188.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMeriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofMrs B. J. Manchester
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/6876