Bean tool Posted 25 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2018 40 minutes ago, wmfinch said: Christmas Card sent from Ypres in 1917 and all the Postcards sent to Miss Hilda Maisey of 44 St Paul's Street North, Cheltenham by Private Reginald Wilfred Evans 1/5 Gloucestershire Regt. Reginald was an ancestor of mine and was KIA on 18 Oct 1918, one day before going on leave to get married. The wedding Banns were read for 3 consecutive Sundays at St Paul's Church, Cheltenham, after he had been killed. So sad, but the artefacts are held at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. V/R Wayne That is very moving Wayne. Poor Hilda. Reginald would have probably known my George who was also in the 1/5th. DOW 16/06/18. RIP both. Thanks for sharing Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 25 February , 2018 Share Posted 25 February , 2018 Hi, Dan, was it Spanish? Wayne, what a superb display and what tragic story! GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 25 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2018 2 minutes ago, GreyC said: Hi, Dan, was it Spanish? Wayne, what a superb display and what tragic story! GreyC Well it was in an antique shop near me listed under Spanish postcards. There were quite a few actually. Many depicted a Spanish woman in traditional dress with those little Spanish musical clicker thingys! Castonets is it? I wondered at the time why there would be so many in an English antique shop. Where did you pick yours up? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 25 February , 2018 Share Posted 25 February , 2018 An antique market in Newcastle. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 25 February , 2018 Share Posted 25 February , 2018 1 hour ago, wmfinch said: Christmas Card sent from Ypres in 1917 and all the Postcards sent to Miss Hilda Maisey of 44 St Paul's Street North, Cheltenham by Private Reginald Wilfred Evans 1/5 Gloucestershire Regt. Reginald was an ancestor of mine and was KIA on 18 Oct 1918, one day before going on leave to get married. The wedding Banns were read for 3 consecutive Sundays at St Paul's Church, Cheltenham, after he had been killed. So sad, but the artefacts are held at the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum. V/R Wayne 48 th division card is certainly something special, and with the personal story attached it makes the whole collection very poignant. Such a sad outcome....but at least his story hasn't been forgotten. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 25 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 25 February , 2018 1 minute ago, Dave66 said: 48 th division card is certainly something special, and with the personal story attached it makes the whole collection very poignant. Such a sad outcome....but at least his story hasn't been forgotten. Dave. Yeah that card is great Dan 4 minutes ago, GreyC said: An antique market in Newcastle. GreyC I wonder if it has anything to do with the civil war? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 28 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2018 A couple more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Forgot to add any text, sorry - AGAMEMNON was my grandfather's ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 28 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2018 12 minutes ago, seaJane said: Great card SJ. Theres so many with Jellicoe, he must have been extremely popular. The family connection makes the card even better. Thanks for posting Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Thank you Dan I suppose Jellicoe was to the Navy what Churchill was to Britain a few decades later. sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 28 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, seaJane said: Thank you Dan I suppose Jellicoe was to the Navy what Churchill was to Britain a few decades later. sJ Indeed. I do get the feeling he didnt entirely enjoy that position in the way Churchill did. I could be wrong and have no proof but there's something in his pictures which make me think he was a little uncomfortable with it all Dan Edited 28 February , 2018 by Bean tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 28 February , 2018 Share Posted 28 February , 2018 I don't know very much about him, but I get the feeling he wasn't the same sort of personality by any means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Rhodes Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 This is the last of my silk cards, sent to my Aunt, 'To May from Dick' keep em coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 2 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2018 1 hour ago, P.Rhodes said: This is the last of my silk cards, sent to my Aunt, 'To May from Dick' keep em coming. Thanks for sharing your last card. I'm glad you're enjoying the thread but I'm running out of cards to post now! Hopefully someone with a collection will see this and decide to post a few!! Thanks again Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 2 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Another few: So these cards form part of a 5 card set that was released. I'm missing two. One featuring the King and one with Churchill. If anyone sees these available somewhere please let me know! Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyC Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Hi, hope you´ll get the chance to complete the set. GreyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 2 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2018 2 minutes ago, GreyC said: Hi, hope you´ll get the chance to complete the set. GreyC Thanks Grey! I'll get lucky one day Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 1 hour ago, Bean tool said: Another few: So these cards form part of a 5 card set that was released. I'm missing two. One featuring the King and one with Churchill. If anyone sees these available somewhere please let me know! Cheers Dan Nice cards Dan, Eyes are peeled, the Churchill card is probably the one everybody wants though, but best of luck. Kind Regards, Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 2 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2018 8 minutes ago, Dave66 said: Nice cards Dan, Eyes are peeled, the Churchill card is probably the one everybody wants though, but best of luck. Kind Regards, Dave. Indeed Dave. Never seen one for sale before. Cheers mate Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmfinch Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Saint Souplet Railway Station on the Le Cateau to Wassigny line in France (now disused). Situated just south of St Benin. Private Reginald Wilfred Evans (please see previous Postcards), was killed by an artillery explosion emerging from a railway embankment along the line just north of St Benin. Soon after this photo was taken, the German Army occupied St Souplet and the Station was badly damaged. V/R Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean tool Posted 3 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2018 16 hours ago, wmfinch said: Saint Souplet Railway Station on the Le Cateau to Wassigny line in France (now disused). Situated just south of St Benin. Private Reginald Wilfred Evans (please see previous Postcards), was killed by an artillery explosion emerging from a railway embankment along the line just north of St Benin. Soon after this photo was taken, the German Army occupied St Souplet and the Station was badly damaged. V/R Wayne Thanks for posting Wayne. You know these sort of cards are starting to perk my interest a little more now. So much in them Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo139 Posted 3 March , 2018 Share Posted 3 March , 2018 (edited) Posted this before in another section but have added the last two cards from E bay since...... Edited 3 March , 2018 by gilbo139 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave66 Posted 3 March , 2018 Share Posted 3 March , 2018 36 minutes ago, gilbo139 said: Posted this before in another section but have added the last two cards from E bay since...... That's what I call an unusual card! very nice indeed....did you get it locally?...if so, how comes I missed it😢. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilbo139 Posted 3 March , 2018 Share Posted 3 March , 2018 The card with the remains on was given to me probably 20 years ago, the other two were from E bay....of course it’s more interesting to us perhaps because Leefe Robinson was Worcestershire Regiment at one point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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