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Postcards home from the war

Posted: March 2, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: war | Tags: , , |Leave a comment »

Before he was killed at Messines Ridge on 8 June 1917, a soldier named George Elliott sent home this postcard to his family.  These World War I silk embroidered cards were popular tokens sent home to sweet hearts and loved ones.

 

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