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Photograph postcard of a woman
1910, Photograph
Photograph postcard of a woman
Photograph postcard of a woman
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Item no
23243
Title
Photograph postcard of a woman standing in front of a painted background.
Description
Photograph postcard of a woman standing in front of a painted background. There is a hole in the photograph made by shrapnel. The back of the photograph/ postcard contains some faint text, including 'Love to you'.
Date
1910
Type
Photograph
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH3697/5/72
This photograph is part of a collection of items relating to an Edinburgh-based man, Sergeant John Walker. In civilian life, Walker was originally from Haddington, but lived in Leith, and worked as a butcher. He and three brothers joined the army. Walker eventually joined the Seaforth Highlanders, where he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was killed by a shell near Arras at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on 15th April 1917. The collection includes several photographs with holes made by the shrapnel which killed him. A set of photograph postcards of Walker's grave and other memorials, some of which include a man in military uniform, may have been taken by Walker's brothers touring the area immediately after the Armistice.
The identity of the woman is uncertain, but it is likely she was a relative of Walker's, possibly his mother.
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