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Postcard of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres, France. [PRG 1675/6/4/R] • Mixed material

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Summary

The postcard is folded in half and opens up to twice the size of a regular postcard, with text 'Guerre 1914-1916', and featuring black and white photographs on the front, with the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebieres in Albert, France on the right, and on the left a photograph of the Basilica showing the destruction done to the building after 15 months of bombardment. Handwritten message on reverse: 'June 24/6/16. Dear Sister, Just a few hurried lines trusting you are all quite well as it leaves me at present. Please excuse short note. Fondest love, P.G. Pittaway'. And on the right is written at a later date: 'A card from Phil Pittaway to his siter, my mother, during 1st War. Effie Reid'.

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Physical description

Photograph (print)
black and white
Postcards
black and white
colour
Artefact (WW1 campaign medal)
bronze
Postcard (black and white), 13.9 x 17.6 cm.

Dates / Publication details

24 June 1916

Creator

Reid, Effie

Subject

Pittaway, Philip George, 1890-1916.
Australia. Army. Battalion, 27th -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 -- South Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medals -- Australia.
Soldiers -- South Australia -- Medals.

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Historical information

Philip George Pittaway was born in 1890 to George Francis Pittaway and Jane (nee Hunt). He worked as a labourer in Balaklava, South Australia, before enlisting on 14 January 1915 at the age of 24. No. 171 Private Philip George Pittaway served with the 27th Battalion, A Company, embarking from Adelaide on board the HMAT A2 'Geelong' on 31 May 1915. He served in Egypt and Gallipoli for three months before being sent to France in March 1916. He was killed in action on 5 November 1916 in France during the 27th Battalion's attack on German positions in Flers, and has no known grave.

Digitisation information

Date

10/12/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,768 x 6,828 pixels (59.9 MP)

Size

179.84 MB

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