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souvenir

human history
  • Other Name

    Egyptian embroidered cloth or wallhanging, WW2 (descriptive name)

    36679 Pte. Charles Henry Humphreys, 27 Machine Gun Battalion, 2NZEF (associated name)

  • Description

    souvenir Egyptian embroidered cloth or wallhanging, associated with 36679 Pte. Charles Henry Humphreys, 27 Machine Gun Battalion, 2NZEF. The black cloth features gold fringing on four sides and multi-coloured embroidery depicting an Egyptian scene of pyramids by the Nile, with date palms, crossed Egyptian and British flags, New Zealand regimental badges (2x NZ Onward, 2x 27 Machine Gun Battalion), and a message to Humphreys' wife Phyl (Phyllis).

    Embroidered text: 'SOUVENIR OF EGYPT / 1941 / [....] / To Phyl / From Charlie / With Love.'

  • Place
    Egypt
  • Accession Number
    2019.7.8
  • Accession Date
    11 Feb 2019
  • Department

    History

    War History

souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • souvenir, 2019.7.8, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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