Silk Christmas card sent by Arthur Burdett Collins
| Title |
Silk Christmas card sent by Arthur Burdett Collins
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| Author |
Collins, Arthur Burdett
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| Notes |
The card was sent by my great uncle, Arthur Burdett Collins to his mother, Elizabeth Collins,who lived in Berriew, Powys, Wales. He is known to have fought in the Battle of the Somme. The card is made with a flap and the greeting inserted into the pocket. Arthur Burdett Collins emigrated to Canada in 1928 and no more contact was made with him. The card remained at the family home in Wales until 2004 when it was presented to his children, after they were traced in Canada through family history research.
Editor's Comment: 'Happy Xmas', church with Holly, bells, and Mistletoe. Two Arthur B. Collins appear in the Medal Card index of the Nation Archives, and both served in the Royal Engineers. |
| Item date |
17th December 1916
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| Creation place |
Belgium
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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| Filename |
GWA_3690_WW1_Xmas_Card.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Carol Pond
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Edward Collins and Bette Zalba (nee Collins)
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Collection
Citation
“Silk Christmas card sent by Arthur Burdett Collins,” by Collins, Arthur Burdett. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5069.
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