The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Small square handkerchief with decorative stitching around the edges in pink, blue and yellow. A pink printed border edges a circular floral wreath. In the centre of the wreath is the image of an armed soldier and the text 'AIF SOUVENIR OF ALEY'. In the lower corner is a red decorative stamp.
Typical of souvenirs sent home by Australians serving in the Middle East. Aley is a town south east of Beirut in Lebanon.
Small square white handkerchief with decorative stitching on the edges in pink, yellow and blue. A printed blue and white chequered border surrounds a floral motif in the centre. Printed in the top co
White silk chiffon souvenir handkerchief with a double sided, colour printed chiffon border 30mm wide, applied with drawn threadwork. The border shows repeat scenes of soldiers fighting on foot, horse
Small square pink handkerchief with rounded corners. In the top corner the Australian flag is printed in black above a scroll with the words 'SOUVENIR TO AUSTRALIAN'. Below the scroll the words contin
Cream silk chiffon souvenir handkerchief embroidered in dark blue machine chainstitch with 'Souvenir de France'. Handkerchief has a fine lace border. The edges are machine chainstitch embroidered with
Pale pink chiffon handkerchief with a border of machine made lace. Hand embroidered in one corner in red, yellow, green, black and blue with three field flowers - a Flander's poppy, a daisy and a corn
Cream silk handkerchief case padded with cotton wadding. The edges are bound in silk twist. The top flap of the case originally fastened with three pink silk covered buttons but only one of these rem
