'I've done my bit...'
A British patriotic postcard.
The name of the artist – ‘T. GILSON’ – who drew the contented scene on the front of this postcard can be seen in the bottom right-hand corner. He has depicted a nurse tending to a childish-looking, smoke-ring-blowing British soldier wearing ‘hospital blues’, the uniform issued to injured soldiers convalescing in Britain. The text below reads: ‘I’ve done my bit for a bit and this bit’s a bit better’. ‘No. 705’ and ‘BRITISH MANUFACTURE’ is the only information of note printed on the reverse.
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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