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Postcard - POSTCARD PHOTOS WW1, Edgar Dawson Collection : Assorted postcards

  • Unidentified soldier 'Lyn'. Taken from Dawson collection

    Unidentified soldier 'Lyn'

  • Private A. Langford. Taken from Dawson collection

    Private A. Langford.

  • 'B.J.K' Taken from Dawson collection

    'B.J.K'

  • Frances Hughes on right, 4521 57th Battalion, with "Checker" Taken from Dawson collection

    Frances Hughes on right, 4521 57th Battalion, with "Checker"

  • Unidentified soldier, summer uniform. Taken from Dawson collection

    Unidentified soldier, summer uniform

  • Unidentified soldiers, 57th Battalion

    Unidentified soldiers, 57th Battalion

  • Unidentified soldier 'Lyn'. Taken from Dawson collection
  • Private A. Langford. Taken from Dawson collection
  • 'B.J.K' Taken from Dawson collection
  • Frances Hughes on right, 4521 57th Battalion, with "Checker" Taken from Dawson collection
  • Unidentified soldier, summer uniform. Taken from Dawson collection
  • Unidentified soldiers, 57th Battalion

Historical information

This six-postcard group is the eleventh in a series of records of items in the collection of Edgar Dawson DCM. Dawson was the Regimental Sergeant Major of 57th Battalion, AIF.
C Company of the 57th was composed of men drawn from Echuca, Eaglehawk and Bendigo.
The postcards are from his personal album, and many are annotated in Dawson's hand with explanatory notes on the subject.
Refer to Cat No 893 for his service details. Items originally in album cat. no. 207P



Physical description

1. Unidentified soldier 'Lyn'
2. Private A. Langford. There are no unit marking so could be a number of men from region. No A. Langford served in the 57th Battalion.
3. 'B.J.K'
4. Frances Hughes on right, 4521 57th Battalion, with "Checker" The address on the back of the card belongs to Annie Branchflower, mother of Adye Branchflower, MM of the 31st Battalion

Inscriptions & markings

1. "To Heck, yours sincerely, Lyn" Heck was Edgar Dawson's nickname
2. "Yours sincerely, Private A. Langford"
3. "This is Davo's mate in the orderly room. Taken at the same place as mine"
4. "Votre Amis Checker and Bobbie, Belgium 18-2-18 273 Punt Road Richmond"

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