Summary

Souvenir menu card. 13th Australian Field Ambulance 2nd anniversary dinner, held 9 March 1918 'in the field', remembering service in 'Gallipoli - Egypt - France'. Signatures of some of the unit members written inside. Contains details about the menu of the dinner and the entertainment given. Commanding Officer is Lt Colonel H.K. Fry D.S.O.; printed by A. Gueuiere.

This object comes from a collection of objects relating to, or brought back from Europe after World War I, belonging to Australian Sergeant John Lord (13th Field Ambulance, Australian Medical Corps). Lord returned to Australia after his service in World War I.

Physical Description

Menu card with gold lettering Inside includes menu: soup, tomato crème, fish, salmon mayonnaise, joints, roast sirloin of beef, horseradish sauce, ox tongue, vegetables, baked and boiled potatoes, cauliflower and parsley sauce, brussells sprouts, sweets, plum pudding with brandy sauce, jelly and custard, fruit salad and cream, fruits in season, nuts and sweets, coffee-cordials-English ale, cigarettes. Toast list: The King, A.D.M.S. and staff, Visitors, 13th Aust Fld Amb and absent friends. Programme also included.

More Information

  • Collection Names

    John Lord Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions

  • Acquisition Information

    Donation from J. Lord, 1986

  • Date of Event

    4th Australian Division, 13th Australian Field Ambulance, 9 Mar 1919

  • Inscriptions

    Front: 13th Australian Field Ambulance 2nd Anniversary Dinner Held 9th March 1918, in the field Egypt-Gallipoli-France, Commanding Officer Lt Colonel H.K. Fry D.S.O. Printed by A. Gueuiere. (Also the rising sun Australian Commonwealth Military Forces) and signatures. Inside includes: Menu- Soup, tomato crème, fish, salmon mayonnaise, joints, roast sirloin of beef, horseradish sauce, ox tongue, vegetables, baked and boiled potatoes, cauliflower and parsley sauce, brussells sprouts, sweets, plum pudding with brandy sauce, jelly and custard, fruit salad and cream, fruits in season, nuts and sweets, coffee-cordials-English ale, cigarettes. Toast list: The King, A.D.M.S. and staff, Visitors, 13th Aust Fld Amb and absent friends. Programme

  • Classification

    Military history, Service, Menus

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Technology

  • Type of item

    Document

  • Overall Dimensions

    26.7 cm (Length), 18 cm (Width)

  • Keywords

    World War I, 1914-1918