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58396: Silk Postcard from Arthur Cyril Gilman to his brother

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posted on 2024-02-17, 18:25 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

The 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.'

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Identifier

8767.cpd | 2532.jpg | GWA_0518_oxscan0027A.jpg 2533.jpg | GWA_0519_oxscan0027B.jpg

Creator

Gilman, Arthur Cyril

Date

23rd February 1916

Date Created

23/02/1916

Source

Postcard

Medium

Card

Type

Postcard

Pages

1, 2

Number of Pages

2

Contributor

Kate Lindsay | Kate Lindsay | Peter Curtis

Submission Event

Oxford Central Library Submission Day, 10th March 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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