World War One
These are postcards from the Somme in 1916 and 1917 from a Shields lad to his wife and 3 sons in Adelaide Street, Laygate. It is very surprising that these got through the censor!
“Before and after the bombardment of Albert” 27/6/1916
“This is the pit we fought for in a hand to hand fight we took it alright and it is working now dear wife and sons” 27/12/1916
“This is the canal we had to swim through after a seven day’s bombardment of the Somme, and it was awful cold, and it was a good job I could swim. So I got off lucky wife only a few barbed wire scratches” 3/1/1917
It looks like the postcard location has been scratched out by the censor!
Postcards:
D McLaren