Up Anchor

Card. Card depicting three men on a raft. At the top is 'Royal Naval Division France 1916'. At the bottom is 'Up Anchor!'. Inside is 'With Best Wishes from' and signed by Jack Bennett. There is also a calender for 1917 on the other page titled 'Almanack 1917'. On the back page is 'DEVEMBEZ, GR. 65, PASSAGE DES PANORAMAS PARIS'. Stored inside an envelope addressed to Mr & Mrs Wing, Broomgrove Bank, Broomgrove Road, Sheffield, England. At the top of the envelope handwritten is 'On Active Service'. The postmarks are 'FIELD POSTOFFICE 182 A 26 DE 16' and 'PASSED FIELD CENSOR 346'.

Object Details

ID: AAB0510
Collection: Fine art
Type: Card
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Devambez, André Victor Édouard
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Date made: 1916
People: Royal Naval Division
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 170 x 120 mm
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