Christmas card sent by William George Dugdall

Item

Title

Christmas card sent by William George Dugdall

Identifier

9572.cpd

Creator

Abstract

Christmas card sent by William George Dugdall of the Royal Navy, Victualling Officer on board HMS Hannibal, to his parents. The front of the card, which is pink, bears a small image of boats with sails, and the words "Greetings from Egypt" superimposed on a flag. Inside there is a printed greeting, including a quotation attributed to Pope, and a handwritten note: "Will to Mother & Dad. Xmas 1917". Part of a collection relating to William Dugdall.

Date

December 1917

Date Created

1918-12-01

Temporal Coverage

1918-12-25

Source

Artifact

Medium

Card

Type

Other

number of pages

2

Contributor

Meriel Patrick
Meriel Patrick (Ferrens Art Gallery, Hull submissions day 31st May 2008)
Miss Anne E. Dugdall

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford