Summary
Postcard featuring a portrait of Private William (Bill) Nairn, sent to his sister Sarah Jackson from London on 3 February 1918, during World War I. He writes reassuringly 'Do not worry Dear Sister keep a brave heart all will be well soon with Gods help'. He was killed in action five months later in the trenches of France.
This photograph was reproduced in The Advocate newspaper 28 September 1918, p. 23.
Physical Description
Postcard featuring a head and shoulders portrait of a uniformed soldier. The back has been printed as a postcard, and has been handwritten in ink.
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Place & Date Written
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Author
Private William (Bill) J. Nairn - Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
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Person Depicted
Private William (Bill) J. Nairn - Australian Imperial Force (AIF)
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Inscriptions
Printed on back: 'POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS ONLY'. Hand-written on back: '3/2/1918 / London / To my Dearest Sister / Wishing you good / luck & wishes with / the best of love / from your ever / loving & Faithful / Brother Will / Do not worry Dear / Sister keep a brave / heart all will be / well soon with / Gods help, I shall / return again to you / all. Farewell my Dearest / Sister for the present / I remain ever your / loving & Faithful Brother / Bill God bless you all'.
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References
Photograph reproduced in THE LATE PRIVATE W. J. NAIRN. (1918, September 28). Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954), p. 23. Retrieved July 7, 2015, from [Link 1]
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Keywords
World War I, 1914-1918, Military Memorabilia, Death & Mourning, Portraits, Correspondence
