Set Title: | 4th CORPS XMAS 1914 |
Set Comment black & white drawings, faint Tuck logo on front of the card to the front, both clearly drawn by the same hand. black & white drawings Green Jackets Museum writes about the card to the front:- "This card sent to every member of 4 Corps by Lady Rawlinson, wife of the Corps Commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Rawlinson, at Christmas 1914, soon after the First Battle of Ypres, is typical of a number in the Museum. In particular, the hopes of 'success, victory and a safe return' seem, in retrospect, to have been ironically premature." | |
Sold As: | cards sent to & from the front |
Where Sold: | Great Britain |
Card Title soldier looking out from trench at 1915 sun WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY XMAS AND NEW YEAR, SUCCESS, VICTORY AND SAFE RETURN | |
Card Comment this card to be sent to the front FROM LADY RAWLINSON AND THE FRIENDS OF THE 4TH CORPS | |
Artist intertwined initials of Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson, The Commander | |
Estimate: | $30.00 USD |
Orientation: | Horizontal |
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