Now I assuming that Elsie who sent this postcard in the December of 1917 was a munitions worker and in time I may be able to locate which factory she worked at.
I know she lived in Haversham which is close to Milton Keynes so the search is on.
In the meantime there is a lesson here, because while I was writing the book I became interested in the insignia women workers wore on their overalls.
Most of the ones I found were not very clear and a hunt on the net turned up some but as ever they were not mine and I was loathe to use them without permission.
And then while looking through the collection of postcards for something else I turned up Elsie’s card to Mrs A Mayhew of Cricklewood.
Along with the badge it gives us a nice bit of war time propaganda and that is about all I am going to say.
Other than Elsie invited Mrs A “down for Christmas” but hadn’t heard from her despite sending a letter.
Of course I doubt we will ever know if she did.
Location; The Great War
Picture; postcard, circa 1917 from the collection of David Harrop
In the meantime there is a lesson here, because while I was writing the book I became interested in the insignia women workers wore on their overalls.
Most of the ones I found were not very clear and a hunt on the net turned up some but as ever they were not mine and I was loathe to use them without permission.
And then while looking through the collection of postcards for something else I turned up Elsie’s card to Mrs A Mayhew of Cricklewood.
Along with the badge it gives us a nice bit of war time propaganda and that is about all I am going to say.
Other than Elsie invited Mrs A “down for Christmas” but hadn’t heard from her despite sending a letter.
Location; The Great War
Picture; postcard, circa 1917 from the collection of David Harrop
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