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Corporal Robert Ashe | sweetheart card

Greeting card. One side featured an embroidered greeting with flowers on real muslin. It was addressed to ‘Corporal R.Ashe, 139732, Royal Engineers, “Z” Special Company, British Expeditionary Force, France.’ The message went My dearest sweetheart Just a card to wish you many happy returns of your birthday. I am just sending this card on alone dear, for I do so want you to get it by your birthday, but I will endeavour to write you a letter tomorrow. When are you coming home Bob? I hope you have received my letter and magazine by now. With my fondest love.Your ever affectionate sweetheart, Jeanniexx
Corporal Robert Ashe, 139732, Royal Engineers, Z” Special Company, British Expeditionary Force, France. Card from sweetheart. This card was purchased in a second hand shop, and through interest the contributor traced R. Ashe descendants in the UK. Robert enlisted at the outbreak of war in 1914 at nineteen years old and a corporal when the card was sent. He swiftly acquired an officer’s commission because of his fluency in French, Greek and Turkish. He was sent to Greece, reported missing and eventually returned safely. He married Ivy in 1920, and nothing is known of his sweetheart Jeannie.

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CONTRIBUTOR

Rita Larkin

DATE

- 1920

LANGUAGE

eng

ITEMS

2

INSTITUTION

Europeana 1914-1918

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Source

UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/f2f21b1e39ea527114e73a2d472c53f2

Type

Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

Year

1920
1914

DatasetName

2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

Begin

1914
Thu Jan 01 00:19:32 CET 1914
Thu Jan 01 00:19:32 CET 1920
Tue Jan 01 00:19:32 CET 1901

End

1920
Thu Dec 31 00:19:32 CET 1914
Fri Dec 31 00:19:32 CET 1920
Sun Dec 31 01:00:00 CET 2000
Sun Dec 31 00:19:32 CET 1933

Language

mul

Agent

Robert Ashe | europeana19141918:agent/7830eb8f303c1f393b2c777795051346
Jeannie | europeana19141918:agent/bf40265c8b8eda7c778ff18e0c305eb5
Rita Larkin | europeana19141918:agent/f2f21b1e39ea527114e73a2d472c53f2

Created

2019-09-11T08:24:31.620Z
2019-09-11T08:24:31.585Z
2012-03-22 12:39:03 UTC
2012-07-27 14:39:12 UTC

Provenance

DU18

Record ID

/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_3410

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