Summary

Postcard featuring a bouquet of blue flowers in a basket underneath the words 'Hearty Greetings'. The words 'Love To Mother' have been inserted around the original inscription, written in glitter.

According the message on the back of the postcard, this was sent by 'Jacko' to his mother and describes some of his experience in an unidentified camp. His writing has a sense of immediacy: he explains that his shaky writing is because 'everybody shakes the table'.

Physical Description

Colour illustration of a basket of blue flowers, enclosed in a rectangular border along with the words 'Hearty Greetings.' The four corners of the border have small clusters of the same blue flowers that are in the basket. The margin is filled with a white lace pattern. The words 'Love To Mother,' written in glitter, have been added.

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions

  • Acquisition Information

    Purchase

  • Date Made

    1914-1918

  • Inscriptions

    Printed in blue ink on the front of the card: 'Hearty / Greetings' Hand-written in glitter on the front of the card: 'Love To / Mother' Hand-written in black ink on the back of the postcard: 'Dear Mother / I have landed at Camp / at last & have good fun although it is a / bit rough. It is a hard job to write as / everybody shakes the table. I was on / guard at the Main entrance on / Sunday & and was surprised to see the crowd / that came in visiting and bringing Hampers / for the soldiers. There is always a lot of / amusement here. I have met quite a lot / of lad's I know out here. I must / close but will write a letter next week'. Hand-wrritten in black ink on the back of the postcard in the top right corner: 'Your affectionate / son Jacko'

  • Classification

    Military history, Personal effects, Correspondence

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    History

  • Type of item

    Document

  • Overall Dimensions

    139 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)

  • Keywords

    World War I, 1914-1918, Wars & Conflicts, Postcards