Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Mickle, Alice: [Collection of WWII ephemera]
Date
1900-1919
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Member Object
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See Pictorial collection -- PH-ALB-561.
Keywords: Home Front
Subject Notes
Mrs Alice Mickle (mother of Arthur C.D.F. Mickle), the wife of a prominent local Birkenhead doctor, was an active supporter of servicemen during the First World War. Her obituary notes that she sent gift parcels, initially to soldiers from Birkenhead, whom she knew personally, but later to a much wider group. She kept a souvenir album with photographs, letters and ephemera from some of the recipients of her gifts, which included easy chairs and games for those in hospitals. Her work was acknowledged by the NZ Minister of Defence, J.D. Allen and the Prime Minister, William Massey. She continued her good work during the influenza epidemic, delivering baskets of food and parcels of clothing to those who needed help.
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14 Nov 2022
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