cloth, souvenir

human history

Other Name
embroidered satin cloth, WW1 (descriptive name)
12/3565 Pte. Donald Melville Wood Brown, 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment, NZEF (associated name)
Description
Embroidered souvenir cloth from Egypt, WW1, associated with 12/3565 Private Donald Melville Wood Brown, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Company, NZEF.
Rectangular purple satin cloth with black fringing and embroidered dedication. A laurel wreath frames the central message, 'To / Hope / Zeitoun / Egypt.'
Hope was Donald's young sister who was a toddler when Donald went to war.
Place
Egypt
Associated Place
Somme/Northern France/France
Accession Number
2017.98.5
Accession Date
13 Nov 2017
Department
History
War History

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Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2017.98.5
Gift: with thanks to Donald Brown's family
Place
Egypt
Date
1914-1919
Associated Notes
Embroidered souvenir cloth from Egypt, WW1, associated with 12/3565 Private Donald Melville Wood Brown, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Company, NZEF.

Donald Brown was just 16 when he died on the Somme during New Zealand's first push on 15 September 1916. See Topic Page, '"Dear Mother this war is a buggar,"' http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/topics/dear-mother-this-war-is-a-buggar
Associated Event
WW1; 1914-1918
Associated Person
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Company
NZEF (New Zealand Expeditionary Force)
Donald Brown
Associated Place
Somme/Northern France/France
Associated Date
1916
Period
World War 1, 1914-18/Wars
George V (1910 - 1936)/House of Windsor/English reign
Media/Materials
satin
[cotton thread]/thread
Measurement Reading
410mm (approx. including fringe if straight)
410mm (approx. including fringe if straight)
Subject Category
World War 1/wars
Classification
Cloth, Souvenir
Souvenir
Memorabilia
08 Communication Artifacts

cloth, souvenir
personal gear
Last Update
17 Jul 2025

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