The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 continue 'Army in Syria and Lebanon'. In the bottom corner is the image of an advancing soldier with bayonet fixed.
Typical of souvenirs sent home by Australian troops serving in the Middle East.
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
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 arm
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
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
Silk handkerchief with a border of Belgian lace. In one corner is an embroidered image of the Ypres Cloth Hall, with embroidered roses above and 'YPRES Souvenir de Belgique' embroidered below. The
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
