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Embroidered Card 'I'm Thinking of You'

FWW/002/017

Embroidered Card, the front of is an embroidery of purple flowers and green leaves in the middle there is a white oval with a red cross in the centre. The reverse has the text “Fabrication Francaise”. There is a card insert with an illustration of 7 flags: Japan, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Servia; ...
Embroidered Card of the flags of the allies

FWW/002/018

Embroidered card containing a pattern of red, white and green flowers, there is a blue pattern containing oval flags of Russia, France and Canada. The back contains the text “Fabrication franchise”
Embroidered Christmas Card 'I'm Thinking of You'

FWW/002/016

Embroidered Card. The front of the card has the word “Christmas” embroidered with the Flags of Great Britain and France either side. Underneath there is a floral pattern. Reverse has been completed but is very faint. There is a card insert with the text “Guerre Europeeane” at the top left corner. Below this is a ...
Embroidered Christmas card showing the allied flags

FWW/002/015

Embroidered Christmas Card. The front of the card depicts flowers and circles containing the allied flags of Belgium, Italy, Canada, Russia and France. The back contains typed script “G.-E –PARIS (Mod. depose)”. There is a card insert with an illustration of 7 flags: Japan, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Servia. Surrounding a symbol of ...
Embroidered Card of Miss Edith Cavell

FWW/002/014

Embroidered card of Miss Edith Cavell. Located in a garden with flowers in front of her and trees in the background. There is a dog in the bottom right of the picture.
Memorandum accompanying 1914-1915 Star awarded to E H Owen

FWW/002/011

Memorandum accompanying 1914 – 1915 Star awarded to E H Owen as part of his service with the Northamptonshire Regiment
Memorandum accompanying distinguished conduct medal

FWW/002/010

Memorandum accompanying Distinguished Conduct Medal requesting receipt be signed and returned to Number 2 Records, Number 9 District, Warley
Embroidered Easter Card

FWW/002/006

Embroidered Easter Card with five flowers in the colours of the allied nations: Russia, Italy, Great Britain, France and Belgium. The insert contains the words ‘Happy Easter’ and an illustration of two bells and some flowers. The rear of the card has contains a short message and address of the recipient.
Wooden Vase

FWW/001/015

Wooden vase in honeycomb pattern. ‘Cherbourg’ written on the side in gold. There is a metal lining on the inside. This was a gift from Edwin Butler to his wife from Cherbourg
First World War Collection

FWW

Collection of material gathered by The Living Archive Milton Keynes from a variety of sources as part of their Great War Centenary Project. It includes photographs; letters and postcards; documents and medals. The purpose of this project was to collect the history of those who served and lived in Milton Keynes Borough 1913-1919. A book ...
Strapping of unknown purpose

DOP/002/004

Unknown item consisting of lengths of linen(?) straps and buckles in a T-shape. On the longest length red lines have been drawn. With the remains of black rubber(?) at one end which had white numbers printed on it, only an 8 can still be seen. Belonged to Private A.L. Lloyd, R.A.M.C.
Audio recording of a Director of David Lock Associates, the first senior person employed

DLA/017