Summary
Menu for Farewell Dinner for General Sir William Birdwood, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., K.C.S.I., C.I.E., D.S.O., A.D.C., London, July 1919. Includes toast list, dinner programme and signatures from attendees. Front bears illustration by Fred Leist depicting a soldier with rifle and bayonet dripping with blood, standing over a fallen German soldier and the words "And that's that". The dinner was held at the Connaught Rooms on 18 July 1919.
The menu bears numerous hand-written signatures including those of H.R.H. Edward The Prince of Wales, General Birdwood and Sir John Monash.
Physical Description
Two double sided cream card pages (formerly one card folded vertically at centre). Front cover bears text and illustration in brown, inside menu bears text printed in brown ink and various handwritten signatures in ink and pencil, back bears handwriting in black ink.
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), Mrs A. J. Morris, 25 Aug 1981
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Place & Date of Event
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Person Named
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Signed By
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Signed By
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Individuals Identified
BIRDWOOD, W.R. (GENERAL)
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Inscriptions
Front, printed: FAREWELL DINNER TO/GENERAL/SIR W/M BIRDWOOD/G.C.M.G K.C.B./K.C.S.I. C.I.E./D.S.O., A.D.C/LONDON/JULY 1919/"AND THAT'S THAT"/FRED LEIST Inside, handwritten: [signatures of H.R.H Edward Prince of Wales, General Birdwood. John Monash, Charles Rosenthal, Ian Hamilton and Admiral de Roebeck] Back, handwritten: J.H. Jackson Morris/"6th Army Bde"
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
125 mm (Width), 177 mm (Height)
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References
The dinner is reported in FAREWELL DINNER TO GENERAL BIRDWOOD (1919, July 23). Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 21, 2019, from [Link 1] Diary of James Churchill-Smith 1 January 1919 to 1 January 1920, PRG 1159/1/5. Retrieved October 21, 2019 from [Link 2]
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Keywords
Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, Programmes, World War I, 1914-1918, Menus
