Correspondence
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
123 mm (H)164 mm (W)
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1110062
Summary
Christmas card from 'Jill and Rex' with a print of two men in military dress, one presenting a flag to a man a suit with military medals pinned to his chest
Marks and inscriptions
"Opening of Crysler Farm Battlefield Park, Ontario, on 24th June, 1961 Commanding Officer 1st Battalion handing over to the Prime Minister of Ontario a replica of the Regimental Colour carried by the 49th Regiment (now part of The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment), to Commemorate the part played by the regiment at the Battle of Crysler's Farm during the War in Canada 1812-14. These Colours now rest in the British Court of Honour in the Battle Memorial Building." printed inside