Identity area
Reference code
PR-285-2017-026-049
Title
"The Intelligence Department" [WWI postcard]
Date(s)
- [1918] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Postcard, B and W Print, 8.5 x 14 cm.
Context area
Name of creator
(1880-1948)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated in 2017.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photographer: [Bruce Bairnsfather].
Location: Undetermined.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Postcard.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
"Bystanders" Fragments from France. Series 9.
Notes area
Note
Postmarked 4 Sp 18. Addressed to Mrs. O.T. Aspray, 10 Sims Ave., Parkdale, Victoria, B.C. Handwritten message on verso: "Dearest Tilly / My address just now is No. 1. Coy. C.T.S. Bexhill on Sea. Came over on the 29th. Will write you a long letter soon am over for a com guess I won't be over long. Net & Ade are at Hythe for 2 weeks. Lovely weather are kept pretty busy proceed my name by Cadet. Love & kisses to the girls. / Yours Ever / Owen"
Note
Text on front: "'Is this 'ere the Warwicks?' 'Nao. 'Indenburg's blinkin' Light Infantry.'"