EMBROIDERED SILK POSTCARD FILE-2

 

 

 

 

 

An Illustrated History of the Embroidered Silk Postcard is the standard reference book on embroidered silk postcards. It contains references to over 2600 different cards with over 270 illustrations.

The Embroidered Silk Postcard File (© Ian Collins 2009) lists a further 2061 cards discovered since the book was published, and an additional section on Greetings Cards. The new additions are shown in red.

 

1.6 TERRITORIAL REGIMENTS

1.6.1 COUNTY TERRITORIAL INFANTRY REGIMENTS

The Cambridgeshire Regiment

         THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT   1ST CAMBS REGT

         THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGT   SOUTH AFRICA 1900

 

1.6.2 TERRITORIAL AND KITCHENER’S NEW ARMY BATTALIONS OF REGULAR INFANTRY REGIMENTS

The Northumberland Fusiliers, 20-23/29th Battalions

         TYNESIDE SCOTTISH   1914-1916

         TYNESIDE SCOTTISH   TYNESIDE SCOTTISH

         TYNESIDE SCOTTISH   1914 1916    GREETINGS FROM FRANCE  (See image here)

The Royal Engineers, The London Electrical Engineers

         THE LONDON ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS   SOUTH AFRICA 1900-02

The Royal Irish Rifles, 8th Battalion

         ROYAL IRISH RIFLES   8th BN   GREETINGS FROM  (See image here)

 

1.6.3 INDEPENDENT TERRITORIAL UNITS

The Honourable Artillery Company

         (Badge only)

 

1.6.4 THE LONDON REGIMENT

The 8th City of London Battalion, The Post Office Rifles

         8TH BATTALION CITY OF LONDON POST OFFICE RIFLES POST OFFICE RIFLES

         POST OFFICE RIFLES   CITY OF LONDON   POST OFFICE RIFLES

The 10th County of London Battalion, The Hackney Regiment

         TENTH LONDON HACKNEY   10TH LONDON HACKNEY (see image ►)

The 12th County of London Battalion, The Rangers

         THE RANGERS  THE RANGERS 12TH COUNTY OF LONDON

The 13th County of London Battalion, The Kensington Regiment

         (Badge only)

The 20th County of London Battalion, Blackheath and Woolwich

         20TH BATT  THE LONDON REGT

The 21st County of London Battalion, The First Surrey Rifles

         FIRST SURREY RIFLES   22 (sic) LONDON REGT

 

1.6.5 TERRITORIAL UNITS OF ARTILLERY REGIMENTS

The Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery

         SHROPSHIRE   RHA  (See image here)

The Orkney Royal Garrison Artillery

         RGA   ORKNEY (see image ►)

The Staffordshire Royal Field Artillery

         RFA (with Staffordshire Regiment knot badge)

 

1.7 BRITISH ARMY CORPS

The Army Cyclist Corps

         ARMY CYCLIST CORPS  GREETINGS FROM FRANCE  1914-1916

The Army Ordnance Corps

         AOC  ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS   ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

         AOC  ARMY ORDENANCE CORPS (sic)

The Army Service Corps

         (Badge only)

         ASC (Traction engine with rear caterpillar tracks)

         ASC (With cut-out and slot to insert portrait)  (See image here)

         ASC  SACRED ALLIANCE

         ASC  TO VICTORY

         THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS

         THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS  CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM

         THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS  GREETINGS FROM

The Army Service Corps – Transport

         MT (Motor Transport)  (See image here)

The Army Veterinary Corps

         (Badge only)

         AVS (Army Veterinary Service)

         ARMY VETERINARY SERVICE

The Corps of Military Police

         MP

The Motor Machine Gun Corps

         MOTOR MACHINE GUN  MMG (see image )

The Royal Army Medical Corps

          (Badge only with motto IN ARDUIS FIDELIS)

The Royal Engineers

          ROYAL ENGINEERS  RE  SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE

          ROYAL ENGINEERS  SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE  1914 1916

                  (With cut-out to insert photograph) (See image here)

The Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

          WAAC

 

1.8 OTHER BRITISH ARMY UNITS       

The British Expeditionary Force

          EF

          EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FRANCE 1917

          EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FRANCE 1918

The Expeditionary Force Canteens

          (Badge only)  (See image here)

The Civilian Railway Companies

          CIVILIAN RY COMPANIES  LONDON NORTH WESTERN CIVILIAN RAILWAY  No 2 COMPANY  FRANCE  1917

The 63rd Royal Naval Division

          63RD RN DIVISION  FORGET ME NOT

 

2. THE ROYAL NAVY

 

2.1 HIS MAJESTY’S SHIPS

          HMS CALLIOPE

 

2.2 ROYAL NAVY UNITS

The Royal Marine Light Infantry

          ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY  GIBRALTAR

 

2.3 ROYAL NAVY GENERAL TITLES

          ROYAL NAVY   FROM YOUR SAILOR BOY

 

3. ROYAL AIR FORCES

The Royal Air Force

          RAF  SOUVENIR FROM FRANCE  1940

The Royal Flying Corps

          1914-1917   GREETINGS FROM FRANCE

          I AM THINKING OF YOU

          RFC   FORGET ME NOT

          RFC   HOPE AND LOVE

          ROYAL FLYING CORPS  1916  GREETINGS FROM

 

4. DOMINION AND EMPIRE FORCES

4.1 AUSTRALIA

Australian Army — 5th Pioneer Battalion

          FROM 5TH  PIONEER BATTALION FRANCE   KEEP SMILING

               (Previously wrongly listed as a Canadian Battalion)  (see image )

General Titles

          AUSTRALIA COMMONWELTH (sic) MILITARY FORCES

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCE   HAPPY CHRISTMAS

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH   AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MF

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES   ACMF

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES   GREETINGS FROM FRANCE   1914 1915

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES   FROM A LOVING HEART

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES   ADVANCE AUSTRALIA

          AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH MILITARY FORCES   HOW I MISS YOU

Australian Flying Corps

          (AFC Badge only)

 

4.2 CANADA

General

          CANADA   CEF

          CANADA   GREETINGS

          CANADA   MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER

          SOUVENIR OF CANADA   MAPLE LEAF FOR EVER   GOD SAVE THE KING   VIVE LA FRANCE

          TO CANADA’S GLORY

Canadian Army Battalions

          8 CANADIAN   RT   FRANCE     (Railway Troops)  (see image )

          108 OVERSEAS BATTALION   SELKIRK   MANITOBA   CANADA

Canadian Army Medical Corps

          CAMC

          CANADA   CAMC  1915 JE ME SOUVIENS

Canadian Army Service Corps

          CANADA   CASC   JE ME SOUVIENS

 

4.5 NEW ZEALAND

General

          NZ

          NZ   NZ

Infantry Regiments The 9th Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles

          (Badge with IX and motto KIA TOA)

 

4.6 SOUTH AFRICA

General

          WELL DONE SOUTH AFRICA

Infantry

          SOUTH AFRICA UNION IS STRENGTH/EETRACHT MAAKT MAGHT

          SOUTH AFRICA INFTY  FRANCE 1917  UNION IS STRENGTH

          ZAI  UNION IS STRENGTH

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