handkerchief, handkerchief
Accession Number
NAM.2002-09-83-1
Description
Cream silk handkerchief, edged with a lace border, nd. Embroidered with a bunch of purple pansies in the top left hand corner, amidst green foliage, tied with a yellow bow. Inscribed in pink silk, 'TO MY DEAR WIFE'. Bought by George Arthur William Kennard who walked from Hollingbourne to join the Buffs (East Kent Regiment). The handkerchief was sent to his wife Grace during World War One. Kennard served in South Africa and in World War One and transferred to the Royal Artillery.
Campaigns
World War One (1914-1918)
