Summary
One of seven postcards contained in a yellow envelope with four black and white photographs and one newspaper cutting relating to war nursing service in Salonica, Greece. The envelope was contained in a diary probably written by sister Alice Elizabeth Cocking, later Sister Williams.
The memoir records life of a nurse on transport ships, in hospitals and on leave. It is written in a school exercise book some time after the event - possibly even after World War II.
Description of Content
Illustration of the city of Salonica on fire after it was bombed, there is a boy standing in the foreground.
Physical Description
Photomechanical colour postcard.
More Information
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Collection Names
Military Memorabilia Collection, Returned and Services League (RSL) Collection
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation & Subsequent Transfer from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), Sister Barbara Williams, circa 1986
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Previous Owner
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Format
Postcard, Monochrome
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Inscriptions
Hand written in black ink on the back of the postcard; 'Salonica on / fire after being bombed / 1918' Printed in brown ink on the back of the postcard; 'SALONIQUE - Mosque detruite par l'incendie / SALONIKA - Mosque destroyed by the fire / Produzione / Italiana / IPA / CT / Propriete reservee / 319'
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Overall Dimensions
137 mm (Width), 90 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Military Memorabilia, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918, Military Medical Care, Military Memorabilia, Souvenirs, Postcards, Cityscapes, Bombsights, World War II, 1939-1945