Item is an Easter postcard sent to Theodore Monk during his service in England in World War I. Item contains an image of a boy standing in a pew and an Easter greeting, on recto, and a handwritten message from his son, Sammy, on verso.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918; Easter; Monk, Theodore
Date:
[1917?]
Location(s):
England--Seaford; England--Sussex
Page Title:
Theodore Monk postcard: An Easter wish, recto
Transcript:
[Recto:]
An Easter Wish
May the joys of
Easter Day,
Scatter gladness
on your way.
[Verso, left:]
Dear Daddy,
I wish you
a happy Easter
Love from Sammy
[Verso, right:]
Major T.B. Monk,
16th Canadian Reserve Battalion,
South Camp,
Seaford,
Sussex,
England.