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'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAB0510 |
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| 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 |