Object number
200409.6
Title
ROYAL ENGINEERS NORTH AFRICA SICILY ITALY 8TH ARMY
Creator
Description
A woven tapestry in a frame. Beige background with green border with the RE George V badge in the centre. Around the badge are woven the ribbon of the Africa Star and the RE colours along with the words "ROYAL ENGINEERS NORTH AFRICA SICILY ITALY 8TH ARMY". In the borders are the dates 1939 and 1944. Woven by a Sapper Clifford Reginald May whilst recovering from wounds received in Italy.
Production place
Italy
Date
1944
Production period
World War Two, 1939-1945
Material
Dimensions
- Height: 575 mm
- Width: 600 mm
- Depth: 32 mm