Item is a postcard sent to Theodore Monk during his service in France in World War I. Item contains an image of the Clover Point Target Range and a C.P.R. steamer at Clover Point, Victoria, B.C., on recto. Verso contains a handwritten message from his daughter, Faith.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918; Monk, Theodore
Date:
1917
Title-Alternative:
Clover point target range and C.P.R. steamer, Victoria, B. C.
Location(s):
France; Manitoba--Winnipeg; British Columbia--Victoria
Page Title:
Theodore Monk postcard: Clover point, recto
Description:
Recto of postcard.
Transcript:
[Recto:]
Clover Point Target Range and C. P. R. Steamer,
Victoria, B.C.
[Recto, annotation:]
Field Post Office
A
Au 13
17
[Verso, annotation:]
Winnipeg, Man.
Jul 25
6-AM
1917
[Verso, left:]
Dear Daddy
How are you.
I hope you are
safe. Jocie gave
me a pair of
roller skates
which I enjoy
very much.
Love from Faith
[Verso, right:]
102nd Bn
Major T. B. Monk
14th Battalion B.E.F,
Canadian Infantry
France