British Miltary Christmas Cards - Post WWII.

[leigh kitchen]

I have collected regimental christmas cards for years, mainly Victorian, Edwardian & WWI but I could'nt resist this one when I saw it.

A card of the "South African War Veteran's Association", the ribbon in the combined colours of the Queens South Africa Medal & the Kings South Africa Medal, & also of the British & the South African national flags.

Caton Woodvilles "A Gentleman in Kharki" is the inspiration for the illustration of "Tommy Atkins" on the cover.

Edited January 16, 2007 by leigh kitchen

[leigh kitchen]

The inside Xmas 1960.

"From Grandad" - but of course.

[Tony]

I like that Leigh.

Hope you're standing to attention while looking at this Mr. Boonzaier

[leigh kitchen]

I like that Leigh.

Hope you're standing to attention while looking at this Mr. Boonzaier

Or running from that cold steel?

Actually, he's probably sitting down & transferring this thread to the correct part of the forum 'cos I've posted it in the wrong place..........

[leigh kitchen]

And just because it's another represenation of Mr C-W's Gentleman..... a celluloid or similar "scrap", about 5 or 6 inches tall.

ER, unfortunately he's lost most of his bit of cold steel...

Edited January 16, 2007 by leigh kitchen

[Chris Boonzaier]

ER, unfortunately he's lost most of his bit of cold steel...

Yes... well.... something almost freudian about that......

[Chris Boonzaier]

Actually, I was always dissapointed when I reread the passage in a book about how the Boers hated bayonet fighting and would run when the brits came at them with the bayonet....

Years later I realised why...... The Boers had no bayonets ......