WW1 postcard by LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 19th January 1917
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WW1 postcard by LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 19th January 1917
Creator
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961)
Publisher
Lodgepunk.com/MMC
Language
en-GB
Coverage
France (Western Front); Postmark FPO 165
Description
WW1 field postcard. Murdoch says he is sending a card as he does not have an envelope put a letter in. He is back from the front and not going to trenches for a while. Discolored.
Worktype
Postcard
ID
LET_19170119
Cultural Context
Scottish
Date
1917-01-19
Subject
Great Britain. Army. Seaforth Highlanders;
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Personal correspondence;
Trenches--France;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Munro, Murdoch, 1895-1961;
Personal correspondence;
Trenches--France;
World War, 1914-1918--France
Measurements
8.52 cm (height) x 13.52 cm (width)
Material
Graphite pencil on card stock
Technique
Handwriting
Style Period
Twentieth century
Rights
Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919) by Erika Nygard and Lodgepunk.com/MMC is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 CC
Transcription
No 3 Coy 11 Platoon
4th Seaforths
B E F
19/1/17
Dear Mary,
Thanks for your parcel & letter both received. The contents were alright. I am sending you a card as I have not an envelope to put a letter in and way of getting one. We are back a long way for a rest now & will not be going to the trenches for a few weeks.
Write soon
Love from Dodo
4th Seaforths
B E F
19/1/17
Dear Mary,
Thanks for your parcel & letter both received. The contents were alright. I am sending you a card as I have not an envelope to put a letter in and way of getting one. We are back a long way for a rest now & will not be going to the trenches for a few weeks.
Write soon
Love from Dodo
Citation
Munro, Murdoch (1895-1961), “WW1 postcard by LC Murdoch Munro to Mary Munro dated 19th January 1917,” Murdoch Munro Collection (1914-1919), accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.lodgepunk.com/MMC/items/show/62.