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Postcards etc sent home by Sergeant John Miles  Read, number 242320, 1st/5th King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment in the First World War.

Please see:

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Photograph: Edith Martindale, Feb 1897, to whom all the postcards sent by Sergeant John Miles  Read, number 242320, 1st/5th King’s Own were sent - to her address at 135 Graham Street, Penrith.

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Souvenir Card of the 1/5th Battalion, King’s Own Royal Lancaster Regiment.  Named to Sergeant John Miles Read, number 242320, of the 1st/5th King’s Own.

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Photograph: Pre-war postcard postmarked 25 Nov 1905 Ashbourne

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Pre-war postcard postmarked 23 Nov 1905 Ashbourne

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Photograph: Red Cross association Lowther Park, Staveley Section

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Photograph: Sergeant J M Read 5 KORLR photo taken when a Corporal - photographic Studio in Carlisle.

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Photograph: Group of five KO soldiers, rear marked ‘Guard Room’ West 2

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Photograph: Civilian group - ‘and with best wishes to all concerned....for ‘many happy returns of the day’

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Photograph: Civilian group - ‘In memory of a pleasant excursion, Whit Monday 1905’

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Photograph: Two ladies - postmarked 23 Jan 1905

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Photograph: Three ladies ‘Portraits of Celebrities’ ‘the Three Graces!’

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Photograph: ‘Grave’ for the 2/1st Westmorland and Cumberland Yeomanry.  Formed in 1914, by about Jul 1915 in newly formed Western Mounted Brigade.  by Apr 1916 in area of Cupar Fife, Brigade became the 21st Mounted Brigade.  Jul 1916 became Cyclist Unit in 14th Cyclist Bde, still at Cupar, and there until the end of 1917.  The mock up of a tomb-stone states ‘to take our horses and give us bicycles.’

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‘A Gallant Regiment - A Short Story of the King’s Own’ Reprinted from the Lancaster Observer 14 Aug 1914.

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Postcard: Ypres Place Vandenpeerboom - dated 23 May 1917 from ‘Donald’ of 1/5th South Lancashire Regiment.

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Postcard: Setques - dated 9 Jul 1917

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Postcard: St Omer - Church - dated 15 Jul 1917

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Postcard: Lumbres - Vue Panoramique

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Postcard: St Omer - Un coin de la Grande Place - 18 Jul 1917

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Postcard: St Omer - L’Hotel de Ville - 19 Jul 1917

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Postcard: St Omer - Jardin Public - 20 Jul 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Rue Royale - 13 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Theatre - 14 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Tournehem - Le Vielle Porte - 11 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Panorama vers Notre-Dame - 14 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Musee et la rue Royals - 16 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Vers les Jetees - 19 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Tournehem - Le Moulin - 22 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Theatre - 23 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Pont Richelieu - 24 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Rue de la Citadelle - 26 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Place du Theatre - 28 Aug 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Monument eleve a la Memoire du Sumbersible Pluviose 1 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Gare Maritime - 3 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Steamer ‘Le Nord’ 4 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Musee et la Rue Royle - 4 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Musee et la Rue Royle - 4 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Poste - 5 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Gare -7 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Marche - 9 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Jardin Richelieu - 10 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Rue Royale - 11 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Boulevard Jacquard - 12 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Tournehem - Vue Panoramique - 12 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Les Ecluses - 15 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Boulevard Jacquard - 17 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Pont Richelieu - 19 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Boulevard Maritime -20 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Tramway electrique - 24 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Pont Richelieu - 27 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Place d’Armes - 27 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Gare Maritime - 27 Sep 1917

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Postcard: Cathedrale d’Amiens - 1 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Place Rene Goblet - 1 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Catnedrale - 2 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Cathedrale - 3 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - La Prefecture - 4 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - L’Hotel des Postes - 5 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - L’Hotel de Ville - 5 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Le Palais de Justice - 7 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Place et Jardin St Denis - 8 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Cathedrale - 9 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Horloge de Wailly -  10 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Rue de Noyon - 11 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Le Boulevard du Mail 12 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Panorama vers la Cathedrale - 14 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Rue des Jacobins - 14 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Calais - La Place d’Armes - 17 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Amiens - Vue Panoramique vers le Cirque - 17 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Peronne - 23 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Panorama vers le Phare - 26 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Nouveau Pont et le Plage - 27 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Monument des Enfants du Calaisis - 30 Oct 1917

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Postcard: Calais - L’Ecluse Carnot - 1 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Calais - Le Boulevard International - 3 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Saint Omer - Vue de la Gare - 5 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Saint Omer - Les Marais - 7 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Saint Omer - Faubourg du Haut-Pont - 11 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Saint Omer - College Saint Berlin - 12 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) - 16 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Saint Omer - Vue Generale prise du Port Saint Michel - 15 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - After the bombardment (Albert) - 18 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) L’Hotel de Ville - 26 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) A bombarded street - 23 Nov 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) A Part of the Town after the bombardment - 23 Dec 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) The Basilic after the bombardment - 25 Dec 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) The Basilic after the bombardment - 27 Dec 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) The Basilic after the bombardment the High Altar - 29 Dec 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) The Basilic amidst the Ruins - 31 Dec 1917

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) A street after the bombardment - 3 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) General view of a destroyed Part of the Town - 5 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) The Basilic after the bombardment - 9 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) Town Hall street after the bombardment - 11 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) the remains of a Part of the Town after the bombardment - 13 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) Farm of Hazel bombared - 15 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Guerre Europeene - Albert (Somme) After the bombardment - the remains of a Part of the Town - 7 Jan 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys Panorama - 8 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Beuvay - Pont de Gorre - 23 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Beuvay - Castle of Gorre - 24 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Vue generale prise de la Tour de l’Eglise - 18 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Beuvay - Church of Gorre - 22 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Bords de la Lys - 14 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Une partie de la rue du Bourg - 17 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le Beffroi et la Tour - 28 Feb 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - La Place de la Gare - 1 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Grande Place - 3 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - La Grand’Place - 5 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - L’Hotel de Ville - 17 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le College de Jennes filles - 17 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Place Saint Eloi et Rue Eugene Haynaut - 21 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Place de la Republique et Boulevard Victor Hugo - 22 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Rue Sadt Carnot - 19 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - La Rue d’Arras - 24 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Caserne Le Feuillade - 24 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le College Saint-Vaast - 26 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - La Grand’Place - 31 Mar 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le Beffroi et la Catherdrale - 1 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Grand’Place Le Beffroi - 2 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le Criblage - 20 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Ancien Hotel de Genevieres - 6 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le Boulevard Frederic Degeorges - 8 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Vue generale prise du Beffroi - 4 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Le Moulinage au Puits d’extraction - 23 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Entree du Canal de Bruay - 24 Apr 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Ecluse carree des quatre faces - 9 May 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Vue prise de la Place du Rivago - 28 May 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Monument eleve Place Jehan d’Aire - 31 May 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Vue prise de la Place du Chateau - 23 Jun 1918

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Postcard: Vaudricourt - Eglises des Envrons de Bethune - 26 Jun 1918

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Postcard: Europeene War - Nesle Remains of the Railway Station - 29 Jul 1918

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Postcard: Aire-sur-la-Lys - Bue d’ensembel prise du haut de la Tour St. Pierre - 6 Jul 1918

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Postcard: Bethune - Pont d’acces au Terri de la Mine - 6 Jul 1918

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Postcard: Gondecourt - La Grande Place

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Postcard: Templemars - Avenue de la Gare

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Postcard: Templemars - Eglise

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Postcard: Templemars - Eglise - 25 Oct 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Gare exterieure - 7 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Rue des Hauts Degres - 8 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Lille - La rue Nationale - 7 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Lille - La Bourse et le Nouveau Theatre - 8 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Lille - La Grande-Place et l’Ancienne Bourse - 5 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Loos - Place de l’Eglise - 5 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Loos - Ancienne Ecole Apostolique - 5 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Quai Saint Jacques - 9 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Lille - Porte de Paris - 10 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Hotel de Ville - 10 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - 1ex Regiment de Ligne - 11 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Lille - La Grande-Place - 10 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Chmin de Ronde et le Pont de ‘Hopital - 16 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - Panorama - 17 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - La Ferme du Chateau - 17 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Chateau D’Aremberg - Wisbecq - 17 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - La Place - 17 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ferme de Wisbecq - 19 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - L’Ecole - 18 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - Cour interieure du Chateau - 19 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - Le Parc du Chateau - 20 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Wisbecq - Le Chateau vu de cote - 19 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Vue dans le Parc - 23 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Place de la Bourse - 24 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Ath - Cortege de la Kermesse - 25 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Grand Place - 25 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Le Palais de Justice - 25 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Racing Club Bruxelles - 26 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Eglise Ste Gudule et Panorama - 28 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - 26 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Hotel de Ville - 30 Dec 1918

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Postcard: Waterloo - 1 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Waterloo - Monument des Hanovriens - 1 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Place de Brouckere - 1 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Waterloo - Le Lion - 1 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Palais du Roi - 2 Jan 1919

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Postcard: In Memory of Waterloo - 2 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Avenue Louise - 2 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Edith Cavell Memorial - 4 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Place Rogier et entree de la rue Neuve - 4 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - La Grand Place - 3 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Palais de Justice - 7 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Gare du Nord et place Rogler - 9 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Arcade monumentale du Cinquantenaire - 12 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Rue de la Regence et Palais des Beaux-Arts - 13 Jan 1919

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Postcard: Bruxelles - Bonn, Brucke - 24 Jan 1919

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Print of Pen and Ink sketch of Major General Sir H S Jeudwine - from Sub Rosa?

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