Death Marches, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Marches, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Intoxicated, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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Death Forbids, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.
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East London College Magazine.
East London College Magazine was the student magazine and continued throughout the First World War. The regular features of news from the college, poems, stories, jokes, sketches, cartoons, and reports from union societies, continued. But the roll of service became a new regular feature, reporting the fate of fellow students to their friends.
Click on the links above to view individual pages of the College Magazine. PDF's may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection.
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Christmas Card, 1919, '
The card depicts images of Belgium in the aftermath of the war. Images show Cloth Hall in Ypres and Albert Cathedral in ruins.
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Sir Charles Kingsley Webster (1886-1961) official pass to the Peace Congress in Paris, 1919.
After the war Webster was involved with diplomatic affairs. He served in the British Delegation to the Peace Conference of Paris, 1918-1919, and during and after the Second World War in the Foreign Office, 1943-1946 and the United Nations, 1945-1946. He was knighted for his non-military service in a foreign country. Webster was also a distinguished historian and academic.
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Chelsea War Refugees' fund booklet, 1918-1920.
Booklet listing the work done and those involved in the Chelsea War Refugees' Fund. Patrons of the fund included General Sir Neville Lyttelton and his wife Katherine Lyttelton, who was also the chair of the executive committee.
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Christmas Card, 1919.
The card commemorates the 'European War 1914-1919.' The card is signed 'The officers 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade.'
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Moonrise on the Somme, by Percy Smith from the Drypoints of War series, 1916-1919.
Taking place between July and November 1916, the Battle of the Somme was one of the largest of the First World War with more than 1 million men wounded or killed.
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Dugout Fires, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.
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