Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, CHRISTMAS, c.1939-45
... ...E.E. Clyde...This card was in a collection of Tobruk photos of E.E. Clyde, as above....This card was in a collection of Tobruk photos of E.E. Clyde, as above. Christmas card E.E. Clyde Tobruk WW2 Inside is written "To all at home". ...
Refer to Cat 10795.11P for service of E.E. Clyde. VX 44750.
The S.S. Strathmore, the ship featured in the image, was a troopship 1940-48.
This card was in a collection of Tobruk photos of E.E. Clyde, as above.The card consists of two sections, held together with coloured silk ribbon. The cardboard cover has a circular hole in the centre, diameter 6.3 cm. Around the circumference of the hole is a raised section, painted gold, to look like a ship's port hole. The greetings are in gold ink. The inner section is strong paper. A photo of the ship is printed on it and can be seen through the cover "Port Hole". In the centre is a 3 line christmas greeting.Inside is written "To all at home". "From Fay".christmas card, e.e. clyde, tobruk, ww2