Postcard of the Portal of Amiens Cathedral - The Last Judgement || Front

A shell case given to W.H. Aston when he left munitions work in 1922. 2 medals belonging to W. H. Aston 1 police service medal belonging to his brother Walter Aston. || W. H. Aston worked for the railway in 1910-12. He served in the Army Service Corps during the war, in South Africa, where he spent Xmas 1917, having Christmas dinner in Cape Town. In 1918 he moved to Banbury with his wife, from Stratford-on-Avon. He worked in a munitions factory from then until 1922, in Thorpe Way, Banbury, filling shells but not making them. He never discussed his war experiences with his family.

‘T Gilson’, the name of the artist responsible for the scene on the front of this postcard, can be seen above the caption, ‘Anyhow, they’ve got to last till the WAR’S OVER.’. Gilson has depicted a boy in his bedroom, looking back at his discarded jacket and detachable collar. The clothes that he is wearing are ragged. Above his bed hangs a portrait of Field Marshal Horatio Kitchener. The only printed details on the reverse are ‘No. 867 British Manufacture.’. The postmark tells us that it was mailed on 28 April 1917 from Weybourne Norfolk. There is a name, address and message written in black ink. The message states, ‘Dear Freda / just a line hoping they will find you quite well as I am glad to say I am fairly well at present. Tell Annie I hope she is enjoying the holiday. Well I must close with my best love from Dad’. The postcard is addressed to ‘Miss Freda Cole / Willingdon Lane / Jevington / Nr Polegate / Sussex’. || A British patriotic postcard || || Postcard || A British patriotic postcard