58478: Flowers sent by soldiers to family

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posted on 2024-02-23, 22:59 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

The lavender and the violet were sent home by the same person (Bert). The lavender from Crannock Chase England (training ground 1917). The violets from France.

The daffodil is attached to a letter sent by Private George Kipps of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards British Expeditionary Force. The letter is dated 3rd April 1915. this is one of several surviving letters from this soldier.

I thought it would be interesting to include surviving examples of flora sent home by soldiers to their loved ones. I wonder if any poppies survive?

History

Identifier

8848.cpd| 2956.jpg|GWA_1057_IMG_0422.jpg 2957.jpg|GWA_1058_IMG_0447.jpg 2958.jpg|GWA_1059_IMG_0423.jpg

Creator

Unknown

Date

1915 - 17

Date Created

03/04/1915

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1917

Source

Artifact

Medium

Other

Type

Memorabilia

Pages

1, 2, 3

Number of Pages

Contributor

Admin | Martin Bastone

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford