ProvenanceThis Christmas card was sent by Corporal Keith Turnbull of the 2/48 Australian Infantry Battalion to his Aunt Lil and family back in Australia in 1942.SignificanceExample of correspondence from South Australians serving overseas during the Second World War.DescriptionChristmas card and envelope.
Card: cream in colour; emblem of Australian C/W Military Forces in blue on cover. Bottom right hand corner reads: ‘2/48 AUST. INF. BN/A.I.F. 1942’. Inside card, photo and printed message, inside back page handwritten note: to Aunt Lil and Family from Cpl. Keith Turnbull.
Envelope: plain, white in colour. Front has two stamp marks. ‘PASSED BY CENSOR’. Envelope addressed, in pencil to ‘MRS. H. GOTTE/ 9 CLOVELLY AVENUE/CLARENCE GARDENS/SOUTH AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA’.Creator (person)Creator (organisation)AcknowledgementKeywordscardsSecond World WarDate of Creationc1942Date of Usage1942MaterialCard
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Height: 95
Width: 140 Accession NumberHT 1985.1573 a-b
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