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Seasons Greetings card

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Royal Engineers Christmas card, 1916 - 1917 (30 cm) and envelope, sent from Alfred Thurlow Leeds (4/1293) to Mrs M.L. Leeds. Illustration on card is by W. Heath Robinson and features a British and German tunneller meeting underground. Caption reads "Tunneller (embarassed by the sudden encounter): "Er-er-third return 'Ammersmith, please!." ". Printed text on card reads "With the Seasons Greetings From Inspector of Mines and Staff. Envelope is addressed to [Mrs M.L.

    Leeds?] 14 Huntly Avenue, Off Kyber Pass, Auckland, New Zealand, and has been re-addressed to [W. Lynfield Matakana?] and 4 Huntly Avenue, Newmarket, Auckland. Envelope is postmarked from the Army Post Office R9 dated 28 December 1916 and has a "Passed Field Censor 2914" stamp.

  • Other Id

    3766 (Presto content ID)

    MS-2008-32 (Reference Number)

    72593 (DBTextworks system ID)

    2008/32 (Registration number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Seasons Greetings card
  • Date
    1916
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (1 item)

  • Level of Current Record
    Single Item
  • Related Object Notes
    Cenotaph database record.
  • Subject Notes
    Alfred Thurlow Leeds embarked with the Tunnelling Company in December, 1915.
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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