This silk cloth souvenir is a classic piece of commercial made World War I memorabilia. The provenance of the item, who and where it was purchased in Egypt is unknown, but it is most likely purchased by an Australia soldier and sent back to his loved ones and family in Australia.A silk colour printed panel with a light blue fringe mounted in a wooden frame with glass. The printed panel displays the Sphinx, the three pyramids of Gaza, a man on a camel and various leaders of World War I. From bottom left clockwise, the Images of World War 1 Leaders of various countries and their flags are; King Albert of Belgium Tsar Nicholas II of Russia Prince Hussein Kamel of Egypt King George V of England Prime Minister Alexandre-Félix-Joseph Ribot of France King Victor Emmanuel of Italy Souvenir of Egypt Heaven's light our guide Rule Britania Evil be to him who evil thinks God Save the King Fratalli PENGI, Carioworld war 1914 - 1918, king albert of belgium, tsar nicholas ii of russia, prince hussein kamel of egypt, king george v of england, prime minister alexandre-félix-joseph ribot of france, king victor emmanuel of italy

Victor Emmanuel III was born on 11 November 1869 at Naples, Italy. He died on 28 December 1947 at Alexandria, Egypt). He was the last king of Italy coming to the throne in 1900 after the assassination of his father, King Umberto I. Portrait of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel IIIvictor emmanuel iii of italy, king of italy, world war one