Field service postcard from Meyrick Jones to Mrs J. Jones of Redbank Plains, Ipswich, 31 August, 1917

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TitleField service postcard from Meyrick Jones to Mrs J. Jones of Redbank Plains, Ipswich, 31 August, 1917Date Created1917PublisherC. & Co., Grange Mills, S.W.

Location

SuburbRedbank PlainsCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinatesnot specified

Description

DescriptionField service postcards were used by soldiers on active service to send messages home without the need for censoring however the soldier could only select a pre-printed response and add his signature and the date. Meyrick Jones fought in France where he suffered from “trench feet” and other wounds, finally being invalided back to Australia after the cessation of World War I hostilities, on 21 December 1918.

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EventsWorld War I (1914-1918)Defining Tulmur | IpswichBecoming A City: CommunicationTaxonomy20th Century | 1910s | 1917

Asset Details

Reference IDqips-2014-04-10-0036Asset TypeDocument - JpegDocument TypeGreeting CardsCopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information

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Accession RecordJones, Judy

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