Summary
Partial souvenir menu, sergeants' mess, 24th Battalion, Egypt, 5 August 1915. White card headed "24th. Inf. Battn." The 24th Battalion went ashore at Gallipoli just four weeks later, on 4 September.
Note in file advises that the card was found in the personal belongings of Sgt. M. Percival Durham. Known with affection as Bunny Durham. Passed away 23.3.73 aged 83 years.
Physical Description
Partial menu on white card, with toasts on back. Many pencilled signatures on card. Damage around edges. Actual menu listing food is missing.
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 from Victorian Branch, Returned & Services League of Australia Limited (RSL), 24 Feb 1986
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
Sergeants' Mess 24th. Batt. Egypt Aug. 5th. 1915. White Card Headed "24th. Inf. Battn." Over Elephant And "
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
114 mm (Width), 176 mm (Height)
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References
'24th Australian Infantry Battalion', Australian War Memorial web site [Link 1] accessed 21/10/2019.
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Keywords
Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, World War I, 1914-1918, Menus
