Embroidered pennant

Servicemen sent these embroidered paper pennants home. The photograph in the centre was added at home ? though whether as a reminder of a serving sailor or a memorial to a dead sailor we don?t know. TD2554.2 given by Ethel Cole

TD2554.2 Pennant (image/jpeg)
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Summary

: TD2554.2

: Social History

: pennant

: First World War pennant. Made of blue crepe paper background, embroidered with display of Allied flags, rose leaf sprays and a crown. With an inscription at the top. In the centre a photograph of a sailor framed with pink floral material. Backed with white paper with fold marks.

Embroidered pennant

Current Location

: 1914-1918

: Cole

: 1914-1918

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