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61083: Postcard from Private Frederick Guy

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posted on 2024-02-18, 21:42 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Postcard from Private Frederick Guy of the Sherwood Foresters to his parents in Hull, postmarked 7th January 1917. The picture side of the postcard bears two images of a street, labelled "Sinn Fein Rebellion. Sackville Street, Dublin. Before and after". The message on the back reads: "Sunday morning. Dear Mother and Father, Just a card to let you know we arrived at Liverpool this morning. We had a decent passage. I will let you have a letter as soon as we get to our destination. I am on the advance guard. Give my love to all at home [?] Your loving son Fred". Part of a collection relating to Frederick Guy.

History

Identifier

9497.cpd| 7583.jpg|GWA_6647_DSC03172.jpg 7584.jpg|GWA_6648_DSC03173.jpg

Creator

Guy, Frederick Oliver

Date

7th January 1917

Date Created

07/01/1917 | 01/01/1917

Temporal Coverage

30/04/1917

Source

Postcard

Medium

Card

Type

Postcard

Pages

1, 2

Number of Pages

2

Contributor

Meriel Patrick | Meriel Patrick | Kathleen Guy on behalf of her husband's brother

Submission Event

Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull Submission Day, 31st May 2008

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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