Summary
Souvenir booklet announcing 'Fin de la Guerre! [End of the War!] and commemorating the forthcoming Christmas. The booklet features English and French text. It was issued by the Regimental Press of the 24th Australian Battalion -11/11/1918 from La Chaussee-Tirancourt, Somme, where troops were resting.
The booklet features an insert bearing Marshal Foch's message to Commander in Chief British Forces announcing the cessation of hostilities (quoted in English and French).
Physical Description
Grey booklet with vertical fold and insert secured at spine by staple. Cover features text and decorative border printed in red ink. Insert bears red and white diamond colour patch and extensive printed text in black ink. The booklet has both English and French text.
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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Place & Date Named
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Publisher
24th Battalion Association, Australia, 11 Nov 1918
Part of records from association, defunct 23 Apr 1986. -
Author
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Nov 1918
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Publisher
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Format
Greeting Card
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Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: A RED LETTER DAY/Fin de la Guerre ! [further text]. Printed on back cover: Un Joyeux Noel.
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
145 mm (Width), 229 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Militaria: Australian, Military Memorabilia, World War I, 1914-1918, Armistice Day, Christmas, World War I Armistice, 1918
