Historical information

The handkerchief was sent during World War I by Gordon Paine to Joyce McCook, then age 4, a daughter of William McCook, who at that time was manager of Mt Bute pastoral station.
Gordon Paine was born in Ballarat, and enlisted for military service in 1915. His connection to the McCook family is so far not known.

Physical description

White muslin embroidered handkerchief. Yellow stitched border. Left upper quarter has a purple embroidered pansy with six embroidered flags and brown embroidered text. Handkerchief has been folded into 4 sections, mounted and framed.

Inscriptions & markings

Text: ' SOUVENIR de FRANCE ' / to / my little Joyce / from / Gordon Paine / May 1916 / "Somewhere in / Flanders '