Historical information

Refer Cat No. 1280 for Jack Grintons service, Cat No 1320P for Bert Grinton DCM.

Physical description

Postcards - collection top to bottom - left to right. Nine (9) cards.
Top left: cardboard, insert coloured silk embroidery on cotton, flowers, flags, sailing boat, greeting.
Middle: cardboard, inset coloured silk with embroidery on cotton, butterfly, greeting.
Right: cardboard, inset coloured silk embroidery on cotton, flowers, greeting.
Second row left: cardboard, inset coloured silk embroidery on cotton, basket of flowers, greeting.
Middle: cardboard, handwritten greeting and note in black ink.
Bottom row left: black and white photograph postcard, cardboard. Two soldiers in uniform.
Middle: cardboard, handwritten greeting and note in black ink.
Bottom row - top right: black and white photograph postcard, three women.
- Lower right - colour printed postcard, with flowers, flags, painting and "Good Luck and Coo-ee" greeting on scroll.
Frame - Perspex front, screwed to brown painted MDF backing board. Dark brown mount, cardboard.

Inscriptions & markings

Greeting silk embroidery. "From your loving son" From your Soldier Boy", "With my love". "Loving Greetings".
Handwritten greeting in black ink.
2nd row middle Dated “21.10.17", frame/ “Dear Arthur/ love from your loving brother/ Jack W. Grinton"
Bottom Row: Middle - "From your loving/ brother/ Albert V. Grinton".