Summary

Postcard from India showing a black and white drawing of 'A Bhootia Milkman'. It is dated to World War I.

Part of a collection of World War I photographs associated with the service of Lionel Knox Trezise (service no. 14340), father of the donor John Trezise. Lionel was a 'reliving postmaster and telegraphist' when he enlisted on 22 March 1916. He was placed in the 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron as a sapper, serving with the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force. During his service he apparently took photographs in India, Sri Lanka and Mesopotamia (Iraq and neighbouring regions). After returning to Australia in 1919 he married and became a public servant. He died in 1972. Lionel's brother John Gordon (Jack) Trezise also served in World War I (service no. 5105). He enlisted on 2 March 1916 while a 26-year-old shop assistant in Broken Hill, and was killed in action in France on 1 June 1918.

Description of Content

Black and white drawing of a man carrying two containers. He is barefoot and wears a cap.

Physical Description

Post card featuring a black and white drawing of a man standing in front of some trees, a small cluster of buildings in the background. He is wearing traditional robes, a round hat and is carrying a cylindrical container. The inscription printed below identifies the man as a Bhootia Milkman, as does a note handwritten in black ink on the reverse. The card is slightly worn around the edges and discoloured.

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