Postcard, L’hotel des postes, boulogne-sur-mer, about 1914

Postcard, L’hotel des postes, boulogne-sur-mer, about 1914

Museum ID: WNDRB : 2013.13

A postcard showing a black and white image of L'hotel des postes at boulogne-sur-mer, From "Jim"? who was " Just off now had a grand crossing". It is not dated but Jim's hand written note "On Active Service" and being stamped with 'passed field censor' shows that it was sent during World War 1. It is addressed to Bell Farm, Clewer Hill, Windsor. Boulogue-sur-mer was one of the main ports for British army from August 1914 when the first troops arrived there. Was Jim one of these first soldiers?

Measurements: 88 x 139

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