Object number
7909.3.27.3
Description
A basic greetings card with the Royal Engineers badge, with George V cypher and "1916-17" written in brown ink below. Inside there is a cartoon showing a soldier in tropical uniform and slouch hat sitting on boxes surrounded by equipment with his eyes shut. To the right of him is the outline of the British Isles with a large dinner served on a table. Above it says "The surveyor's Christmas dream" and below "What we would like to survey". To the lower right it says "With best wishes from Maps and Survey Section R.E. - G.H.Q. - Salonika Forces Xmas 1916". The card has been signed by Corporal Potter in black ink. On the reverse is a cartoon of a small figure carrying a head on a tray with "Dished" written below.
Date
1916 - 1917
Production period
World War One
Dimensions
- Width: 95 mm
- Height: 135 mm