BeppoSapone Posted 26 July , 2005 Share Posted 26 July , 2005 An example of WW1 "Soldiers Art". This patriotic design was sent from "Jack" in Africa to his mother in Liverpool during WW1. Has anyone else come across examples of this sort of thing? The design is in ink on a piece of uniform fragment. Probably from 1917 or 1918, due to the American flag being included. I have lightened the scan in order to show the design more clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 26 July , 2005 Share Posted 26 July , 2005 Beautiful & Poignant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 27 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Without doubt this is a WW1 piece, of known provenance. However, the soldier has used a Queens Crown in his design. I suppose his trade was fighting, not heraldry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbarchetta Posted 27 July , 2005 Share Posted 27 July , 2005 Beppo, that was exactly my thoughts as the picture materialised - but then the allied flags confirmed the WW1 period. Odd - maybe he hadn't been back to Blightly since the end of the Boer War and didn't know the Queen had died ?!! All the same, a lovely item, take care of it !! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeppoSapone Posted 28 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2005 Odd - maybe he hadn't been back to Blightly since the end of the Boer War and didn't know the Queen had died ?!! Jim <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Jim Maybe he hadn't? I got this from the family and will ask the mans nephew which unit his uncle Jack/John served in. The surname is fairly common and I need the unit to "narrow down" the man in the records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Posted 28 July , 2005 Share Posted 28 July , 2005 I think that this was just a mistake by the soldier.... it does happne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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