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Durham Light Infantry Records

Reference: D/DLI 7 Catalogue Title: Durham Light Infantry Records Area: Catalogue Category: Antiquarian and Composite Records Description: Individual Soldiers - surnames L: Lu to Ly

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Ref no. D/DLI 7/407 Number not used

Catalogue Contents

Private Fred LUCAS (Ref: Lucas D/DLI 7/913/1-456)

12th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry
Residence Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead; enlistment date unknown; in U.K. at end of May 1916; in France June 1916; demobilised January 1919; served France and Belgium 1916 - 1917; Italy 1917 - 1919

Cards from Private Fred Lucas to his wife Betty (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/1-163)

Embroidered silk postcard of purple flowers, captioned: To My Dear Wife, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to his wife, Betty, 10 November 1916
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard, captioned: Flowers from France, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to his wife, Betty, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Souvenir, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to his wife, Betty, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a man holding flowers, looking at a woman, captioned: A toi mon Coeur et mes pensees, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to his wife, Betty, 30 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman standing by the sea holding an anchor decorated with roses, captioned: L'esperance, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, 1 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman holding flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 8 July 1917 (1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a soldier holding flowers, and being embraced by a woman, captioned: Si tu veux Faire mon bonheur, ma petite!, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 18 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman holding one large flower, captioned: Mille tendresses, from Private F. Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 19 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Postcard photograph of a class of girls lacemaking, captioned: Le cours de Dentelles, Belgium, from Private F. Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 19 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: 'The Church' L' Eglise at Caudescure, Belgium, from Private F. Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, 23 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a woman lost in thought holding a bunch of roses, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Postcard photograph captioned: Un coin de la Grande Place, Saint-Omer, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Le Monument de Jacqueline Robins, Saint Omer, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a woman looking upwards holding a rose in both hands, captioned: Bonne Fete, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 16 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white, coloured in)


Postcard photograph of a man holding roses whispering into a woman's ear, captioned: L'amour, a s'epancher, he site quelquefois, et l' aveu se trahit par la pression des doigts!, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 18 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a farmhouse and flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, 21 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman looking upwards, holding a rose in both hands, captioned: Bonne Fete, similar to D/DLI 7/913/14, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 23 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard captioned: A Happy Birthday, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 3 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of three dogs watching a man and woman kissing, captioned: Tendresse et Fidelite, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Ruines a l'entree du pays Thiescourt, (Oise), La France reconquise 1917, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 6 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young boy standing beside a large vase of flowers, and his soldier father saluting in the background, captioned: Mes plus tendres pensees accompagne ces fleurs, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 8 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the Durham Light Infantry stringed bugle horn emblem, and cap badges, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 13 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Vue generale, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Vue du Plateau, Bonsecours, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm. black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: La Route de Calais, Saint Martin Au Laert, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 October 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Le Rond-Point et L' Avenue, Saint-Martin-au-Laert, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, 29 October 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of an elephant vase containing flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 November 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: L'Avenue de Saint-Martin-au-Laert, Saint Omer, France from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 10 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Vue prise de Garavan, Menton, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 11 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza Annunziata, Genoa, Italy from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning his arrival in Italy from France, a diet of bully beef and biscuits, and a request for razor blades, 13 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young man and woman in evening dress, holding hands, captioned: La Tua Alma Sempre Bella Colga Il fior Che Mai Vien Meno, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 19 November 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a rowing boat sailing out into a lake with a small town and a castle in the background, captioned: Passan le barche, lievi come fate, Nella stesa laggiu dell' acqua bianca; Simili alle parvenze desiate, Da quest 'anima mia solegnosa e stanca, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 30 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a rowing boat sailing out into a lake, captioned: ....Pendea sul lag il sole, E tremolante di rubini e d' oro, Tender parea tra le due rive un ponte, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning Italians being 'miles behind the times', 30 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the Piazzale delle Stazioni, Montebelluna, Italy, sent from Private Fred Lucas to his wife, Betty, referring to the battalion's situation 'now settled down close up to the mountains and getting things to eat better, but we had a long spell on bully beef and biscuits', and sending Christmas greetings, n.d. [December 1917 This is the second of two cards, the first card has not been found
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white, printed)


Postcard photograph captioned: Mercato delle Mercerie, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 December 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard of a robin on a holly branch, captioned: Christmas Greetings , from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 7 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Card containing an illustration of a German or Italian soldier with his hands above his head in surrender, escorted by an armed British soldier, captioned: 23rd Division, Flanders 1917, and inside, a calendar for 1918, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, December 1917
(1 card, 11 cm. x 15 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of two roses and holly surround, captioned: Christmas Greetings, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of two pink flowers captioned: From Heart to Heart, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, sending New Year's greetings, n.d. [December 1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Villa Van-Axel-boredan sui ruder; del Casteller, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman with a basket of eggs, holding an egg to a candlelight, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 January 1918
(1 postcard 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the Allied national flags and a message of Christmas and New Year greetings, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 11 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a soldier wearing a red uniform, sitting in a courtyard talking to four women and a dog, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 11 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man and woman, and two cherubs flying overhead, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 16 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Pieve dalla Prepositurale, Montebelluna, Italy,from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Chiesa Prepositurale e Villa Binetti, Montebelluna, Italy from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Corso Vittorio Emanuele, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a man and a woman standing on steps overlooking a bay, captioned: Allegoria No. 68: Luna di miele, Italy, 1917, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a soldier saying farewell to his family, captioned: Saluto alla famiglia, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 26 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young man and woman looking out over the sea, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman and two doves, captioned: Linguaggio d 'amore, Come l'edera che ove s' attacca muore Mavvinco a te mio solo amore, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 31 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Vittorio Emanuele, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 February 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young woman holding a bunch of roses, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 February 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young woman surrounded by flowers, captioned: Un pensiero, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a bunch of lilies of the valley, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman wearing a large flower, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of Roman architecture, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman in fashionable dress, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a young woman in fashionable dress, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a young woman holding flowers and blowing a kiss at a departing train, captioned: Tiari e baci al mia bene, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a mother and child playing in a country garden in summer, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman's face, a rose and a butterfly, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a young woman in evening dress, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Palazzo Bonin, ora Pontente, a Porta Nuova,Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Villa Co Andrea Piovene (Arch Negrin),Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing traditional costume, holding a bottle of wine and standing at the coast, captioned: Italy: The land where our dreams come true, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza dei Signor,Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman holding a rose, captioned: Roberto Fontana, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a sculpture of a mother and three children, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a young woman in evening dress, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman wearing a large hat and holding foliage, captioned: Buone Feste, 1917, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Postcard photograph captioned: Panorama, Arsiero, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 April 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman clothed in black, looking out over a canal in Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 19 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man embracing a woman beside the sea at sunset, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 April 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a headscarf in the colours of the French flag, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a hat and fur coat, carrying parcels and walking through snow, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of an Italian soldier and a woman sitting on wheat stacks in a field, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 April 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: I colombi davanti la Basilica (ora del pasto), Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Villa d'Aremberg, Costozza-Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Rio Van Axel,Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 May 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Ponte Molino sul Bacchiglione, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a headband with flowers and a scarf, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 May 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza Garibaldi - Corso del Popolo, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Ponte di Rialto e fondamenta, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Il Molo, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Mazzini, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 May 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza Erbe e Camera di Commercio, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Palazzo Bonin, gia Thiene, Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a hat and scarf, and a man on a mountain side in the background, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 June 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of walled ruins captioned: Sirmione, Grotto di Catullo, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Castello di Sirmione, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman standing by the sea wearing a headscarf, captioned: Il mio amore e Sincero, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazzetta, le due Colonne ed Isola S. Giorgio, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman holding two large flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Riva Schiavoni, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman sipping from a glass held by Cupid, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Chiesa S. Marco, Campanile, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman sipping from a glass held by Cupid, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man and woman kissing against a background of yellow flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman in fashionable dress with two dogs by her side, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 26 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man and woman on a fishing boat at sea, captioned: Entre le ciel et l'eau, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazza Castello col Palazzo Regle, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Fruttivendola, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman standing with her hands on her hips, and holding some holly leaves, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazzetta S. Marco dal Mare, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman sitting looking out to sea, with two children playing at her feet, captioned: Torneranno, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of the inside of a devastated building, captioned: Church of the Scalzi, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Monumento a Colleoni, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 August 1918 (1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Panorama di Fiesole, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Trinita del Monti, Rome, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a man holding a branch covered in pink blossom, standing beside a seated woman, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 24 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration of a young woman wearing a pink headscarf, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a house in countryside, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a sea-scape at dusk, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 31 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Il colosseo, Rome, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Working people' s houses in centre of city destroyed by enemy aeroplane bombardment, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 19 September 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Maderno Piazza, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young bride and groom kissing, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 September 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Castel S. Elmo da Chiaia, Naples, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 30 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a young woman wearing a large hat, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a fishing boat being pushed out in rough weather and a woman waving it off, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman leaning against a tree by a lakeside at sunset, captioned: L'ora dei ricordi! , from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man walking through mountains playing a hand organ, captioned: The return to the native village, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 5 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman sitting on the beach writing with a stick in the sand, captioned: Eternamente, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the coast line at dusk with a church in the distance, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 11 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Laguna, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 4.5 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man and a woman on a gondola, with another woman looking down from a balcony, captioned: Idillio, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a man and a woman on a rowing boat, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Portatrice d'acqua, Naples, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Saluti da Mirano, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 24 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Venditore di frittelle, Naples, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas and Master Fred Lucas, 26 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Panorama, Arzignano, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Altipiano Sette Comuni, Pendola, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a steamboat coming into harbour, S. Vigilio, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Riviera Regina Margherita e briglia del Sile, Treviso, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 5 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza S.M. Maggiore, Treviso, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Panorama, Arzignano, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman waving goodbye to a soldier in the mountains, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a gondola on a street canal, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 [ sic; 15] November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Austrian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the postcard, taken from a prisoner after a battle, 17 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a crown and holding the Italian flag, embraced by two other women, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Corso Vitt. Em. II, Milan, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 November 1918
(1 postcard, 6 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazzale e Stazione Ferrovia Nord, Milan, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 6 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman's head, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Castel S. Angelo e S. Pietro, Rome, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazza S. Pietro, Rome, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Caffe Pedrocchi, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Austrian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a woman in Roman costume carrying a jug, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 December 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Venduta dal Ponte della Navi, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a man embracing a woman, on a marble seat, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph of a woman carrying a basket of yellow flowers, captioned: Buon Anno, concerning the hope to be home by January, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration captioned: Via Giosue Carducci, Trieste, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas to Mrs. Betty Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a vase of flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, Veronella, Italy, to his wife, Betty, 10 January 1919
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration of a dog being walked on a leash, captioned: Have you seen my wife?, sent by Private Fred Lucas to his wife, Mrs. F. Lucas, c/o Mrs. Burgess, Woodhouse, Shotley Bridge, n.d. [1916 - 1919]

Cards from Private Fred Lucas to his son, Freddie (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/164-414)

Postcard photograph captioned: L 'Hopital - Hospice, La Rue de Saint-Pierre, Picquigny, France, from Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, n.d. [25 - 30 June 1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Pont detruit a Pecquigny (Somme), no. 341 in the series ' La Grande Guerre 1914 - 15, France', from Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, n.d. [c. 25 - 30 June 1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Vue des Ateliers - Cote du Parc, Societe Industrielle D' Albert, France, from Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, [n.d.; possibly 1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard showing a car bearing the Russian, French, British and Italian flags and Army Service Corps monogram, from Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 November 1916
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a large flower, with a blue ribbon tied in a bow around its stem, captioned: To my dearest one, from Fred Lucas to his son Fred, referring to a card sent from Boulogne, France, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Souvenir,and small greetings card insert, from Fred Lucas to his son, Fred, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the Royal Engineers' emblem, two British flags, a thistle and a rose, with a small greetings card insert, from Fred Lucas, endorsed: 'If this card should chance to roam, box its ears and send it home', [1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a butterfly in the colours of British, Russian, Italian, Belgian and French flags, and a small greetings insert, from Fred Lucas to his son, Fred, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Cote Nord-Est, Mont des Cats, France, and a message from Fred Lucas to his son, Fred, concerning the hops growing in the photograph, [August - September 1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard of a basket of flowers with a blue bow, captioned: Happy Returns, from Fred Lucas to his son Fred, sending birthday greetings, n.d. [1916]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: La Halle aux poissons, Etaples-sur-Mer, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, 17 December 1916
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard showing birds in flight, captioned: Messenger of Love, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 8 January 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a rose and Union Jack, captioned: Messenger of Love, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 17 January 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a field gun and French, British and Belgian flags, captioned: To my Boy, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 20 January 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of crossed British and Canadian flags, captioned: Greetings, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 23 January 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard, of British and Australian flags, captioned: Australian Commonwealth Military Forces, from Private Fred Lucas, Belgium, to Master Fred Lucas, 3 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of fuchsias and violets, captioned: All Kind Thoughts, from Private Fred Lucas, Belgium, to Master Fred Lucas, 4 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of butterflies and flowers, captioned: Always Merry, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a butterfly with Union Jack wings, captioned: Always Merry, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Souvenir, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 16 February 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the Canadian coat of arms, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 19 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a field gun and French, British and Belgian flags, captioned: To my Boy, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Gateshead, 21 February 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of two small children looking at an image of Britannia holding a rifle, captioned: From Arms to Arms, L'Angleterre appelle ses enfants! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 March 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a bluebird flying over two clover leaves in the colours of the French and British flags, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 March 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of four boys dressed in military uniforms riding on a Union Jack-draped horse, captioned: Hurrah! We're off to the Front!, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 March 1917 (1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a bird carrying a sealed letter, captioned: To My Dear Son, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 March 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy carrying flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 March 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a French boy dressed in army uniform, cooking food, captioned: Graine de Cuisot, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 March 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration, by Frederick Spurgin, of a young girl covered by the caption: Deleted by the censor, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, 17 March 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a girl with her doll, and a boy with a pet dog on a park bench, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, 22 March 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard showing a kangaroo carrying the Australian flag, captioned: Advance Australia, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas,sending greetings to Auntie Annie, Uncle Will, Mother and Kitty, 4 April 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Souvenir from France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 April 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Jardin Public - Allee principale, Saint-Omer, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 April 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a small boy carrying an Easter egg in a basket, captioned: Heureuses Paques, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 April 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the flags of the Allied nations, captioned: Vers la victoire! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 April 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a French horn filled with flowers, captioned: I Love You, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 April 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the Royal Flying Corps emblem, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Flowers from France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 7 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a crying baby, wearing only socks, captioned: Has anybody seen my uniform?, from H.E.S., Bisley Camp, Woking Surrey, to Corporal J. Ross, Headquarters, 12 Durham Light Infantry, B.E.F., France; forwarded by Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, 12 May 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a windmill and flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, saying that the card is sent straight from the trenches, with another one given by Corporal Ross, 13 May 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of 'The Sherwood Foresters' (Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment) including a description of the history and traditions and an illustration of the uniforms from 1741, 1823 and 1917; from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 15 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a coat of arms, captioned: Souvenir from France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of French and British flags, captioned: Longing to See You, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of various international flags surrounding a rising sun, captioned: For Liberty and Justice 1917, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, referring to Whit Monday in 1916, when they were together at Cullercoats and Whitley Bay, Northumberland, 28 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a ship and flowers, captioned: To My Dear Boy, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 30 May 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration, by Frederick Spurgin, of a young boy wearing a large soldier's hat, a French ribbon and drawing a sword, captioned: A chip off the old block, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 June 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a blue thistle and four-leaf clover, captioned: Fondest Love, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 19 June 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a string of pansies, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, sending thanks for the family photograph, 21 June 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers and a red, white and blue ribbon, captioned: Greetings from France, and a small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, reporting that they have left France for a short while, 23 June 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk greetings card of a pot of roses on a table, captioned: My Heart's Greetings, from Private Fred Lucas to his son, Freddie, 1 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the flags of France, Portugal, Belgium and U.S.A. surrounding the Union flag, captioned: Good Luck, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, sending thanks for another photograph, 8 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young French boy holding a spray of flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Postcard illustration of soldiers running into battle with the central figure carrying a British flag, captioned: God Save the King and the words to the first line of the National Anthem in English and French, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he saw the King [King George V] in his car, visiting the troops a few days ago, 8 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the Cloth Hall in flames, Ypres, Belgium, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 18 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy wearing short trousers, white boots and holding a bouquet of flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 18 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Postcard photograph of a young girl and boy holding flowers, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Embroidered silk postcard showing French, British, Belgian and Czechoslovakian flags surrounding a central crown, captioned: Honour to Canada, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 19 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a woman holding a flower, captioned: Loving Kiss, and a small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 19 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: La Posteat Hazebrouck, Belgium, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard of British and German puppet soldiers, in the style of a Punch and Judy show, captioned: Hurrah for Tommy, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a British flag in the centre of a heart shape, captioned: My Heart's Right There, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a soldier and the Union flag, captioned: Never Say Die, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 July 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of British and French flags and flowers, and a small greetings card insert, captioned: Yours Always, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a large butterfly and flowers, captioned; From a Friend, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 July 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a burning church, captioned: Nieuport 1914, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Entree du Jardin Public, Saint-Omer, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers captioned: Souvenir from France, and a small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 14 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a small boy holding a bunch of flowers, captioned: A mon Papa cheri! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand coloured)


Embroidered silk postcard of the British coat of arms, and a thistle and clover and a small greetings card insert, captioned: Greetings from France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, 16 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of an easel with a painting of flowers, captioned: Fair of the Fair, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a country cottage surrounded by a border of pink and white flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: All Kind Thoughts, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 August 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Longing to See You, and a small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, hoping that he has enjoyed his holiday at How Mill, Cumberland, 2 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Hotel de Ville, Saint-Omer, France, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [ c. August 1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Ravilaillement des evacues, Noyon, France, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a French woman thinking of her husband on active service in the French army, captioned: Baiser D'Amour, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, describing the grapes growing at the front of the house in the village where he is staying for a few days, 6 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy writing a letter to his father, with an image of soldiers in trenches in the background, captioned: Ma lettre sera courte: je t'aime mon cher papa, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 7 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of D.L.I. cap badges, captioned: The Durham Light Infantry, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, describing the fruit growing in the garden of his billet, 7 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a mother and son praying for their soldier husband and father, captioned: Chaque soir nous t'unissons dans nos Prieres, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a vase of flowers, captioned: Heureuse Fete, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a baby sitting on the French flag, captioned: 1914 - 1916: Dans le plis du Drapeau j'apporte le Bonheur, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a crying baby wearing a German soldier's helmet, captioned: Le Nouveau Bonnet D'Ane, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 10 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a butterfly and flowers, captioned: To my Darling, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, 10 [September] 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration, by Frederick Spurgin, of a small girl sitting on an armchair with a small boy beside her, captioned: Mother wouldn't hear of it, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [September 1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard, captioned: Best Love to All, and small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas, France, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning his mother's cards from Alston and How Mill, Cumberland, and recent troop movements, n.d. [September 1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration showing six infants flying on the backs of swifts, each carrying one of the Allied flags, captioned: Vers la Victoire, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a dove carrying two roses, captioned: A Kiss From France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Les Quais - Vue Prise du Transbordeur, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Pont Transbordeur, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard of a woman thinking of her soldier husband, captioned: Doux Mots, Je pense a vous sans cesse et vous attends Vainqueur, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning his expected visit home at the beginning of October, 20 September 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a bird and a horse-shoe, captioned: Far from you but thinking of you, and a small greetings card insert, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Statue de Napoleon, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning his expected visit home early in October, 23 September 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Tour Jeanne -D'Arc, Rouen, France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, expecting to leave for home soon, 7 October 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Embroidered silk postcard of a black cat marching on hind legs, wearing a soldier's cap, a red, white and blue ribbon, and carrying a rifle, captioned: All good luck surround you, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 October 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Sealed with a kiss, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 October 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the Allied flags surrounding a British flag, captioned: A Kiss From France, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 31 October 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a boy standing on a chair and a pile of books studying a war map of Europe, dated 1916, captioned: That's Where Dad is! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 November 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of various Allied flags in the form of flowers, captioned: Hands Across the Sea, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, concerning the latter's progress at school, 5 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a bluebird flying through a horseshoe, captioned: Far From You But Thinking of You, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, acknowledging his birthday cards, 5 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a boy wearing a hat and apron, large wooden clogs, and a comforter in his mouth, captioned: Taisez-vous!, Mefiez-vous!, Les oreilles enemies vous ecoutent!! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning an imminent move and requesting razor blades and soap, 6 November 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of two children, one reading a newspaper, the other holding a rifle, captioned: Nous irons plus tard s'il le faut nous aussi: Garder nos frontiers contre l'invasion ennemie, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of an aeroplane with wings decorated in the British and the U.S. flags, surrounded by flowers, captioned: With Fondest Love, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are on the move, a good long journey and you may not hear from me for a while', 8 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a British infantryman and sailor holding hands, with the royal coat of arms and British flags in the background, captioned: Vive L'Angleterre, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a British soldier looking at two elegant women with a smile, captioned: Mother I'm forgetting your advice! , from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of three variations of the D.L.I. badge, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of three variations of the D.L.I. badge, from Private Fred Lucas to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he is on the move, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of two young girls standing together sharing a bunch of pink flowers, surrounded by large flowers, captioned: Buon Onomastico, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning the latter's schoolwork, and describing Italy, the oxen working the land, and wood fires, 30 November 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a baby riding on a newspaper aeroplane pulled by two doves, captioned: Buon Compleanneo, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, sending Christmas and birthday greetings, 16 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of two women and a man in a rowing boat on a lake under the shade of a large tree, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning Freddie's kitten, the pigs, and the lack of silk cards in Italy, 16 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy carrying a basket of heather and a young girl holding a bunch of flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 22 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph, similar to D/DLI7/913/272, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 23 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, coloured in)


Postcard photograph of three children looking out of a window at Christmas gifts on the window ledge, captioned: Buon Natale, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, sending Christmas and birthday greetings, 23 December 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of holly, ivy, mistletoe and a robin, captioned: Christmas Greetings, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, [December] 1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a robin sitting on a holly branch, captioned: Christmas Greetings, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning Christmas greetings, n.d. [December 1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Villette, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 4 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Ville Legrenzi, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning the lack of news from home since 11 December, 4 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Mercato Vecchio, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 5 January 1917, sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of French, Italian and British flags, captioned: A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning the postcard given by the Italians, 8 January 1917 sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the handshake between General Cadorna and Marshal Haig, representing the Anglo-Italian league, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning Freddie's recent illness, 8 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of three young girls playing in a dark room by candlelight, entitled: Shadow Hunt, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead,11 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration showing three young girls playing in a dark room by candlelight, entitled: The Shadow Game, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Kells Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, describing the conditions 'dry and fine, but cold, the mountains lovely covered with snow', 11 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the handshake between Generals Cadorna and Haig viewed by cheering troops in Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 January 1917 sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a large cathedral, and the French, Italian and British flags, captioned: A merry Xmas and a Happy New Year, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning Freddie's recovery from illness, 14 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young girl holding a large heart-shaped card, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Low Fell, Gateshead, 16 January 1917 sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of the union of French, Italian and British flags, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 16 January 1917 sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of three fashionable women looking out of a window, captioned: Buon Compleanno , from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning his health in the mountain air, 18 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Guarda dalla Prepositurale, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, concerning the recovery of Freddie and his mother, and Freddie's visit to Newcastle to see the tank, 20 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Viadotti sulla Montebelluna Susegana, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, January 1918
(1 postcard, 14cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Chiesa Prepositurale e Villa Binetti, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 1 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Boccacavalla, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 23 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a baby wearing a vest and holding a large hat above its head, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 25 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman carrying a basket of flowers and an infant Cupid, captioned: Linguaggio del cuore. Il mio cuore ti segue ognora, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 26 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Biadene Centro, Saluti da Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 January 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing an overcoat, hat and headscarf, captioned: The Motor Girl, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 30 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young girl in peasant dress, holding a basket of roses, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 31 January 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Vittorio Emanule, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the young soldier who called at the 'Black Horse' on leave, 2 February 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of two sailing ships on a rolling sea, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 February 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a sailor girl carrying two baskets of flowers and a letter, captioned: Buon Onomastico, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 7 February 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of cherry blossom, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 11 February 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza Garibaldi, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 February 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young girl near a church gathering flowers, captioned: Buon Onomastico, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning Freddie's paintings, and reporting 'we have left the school a few days ago' , 28 February 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young girl with ribbon in her hair, holding a bunch of roses, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza Garibaldi, Montebelluna, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of two young sisters, holding flowers and hugging, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazza del Popolo, Rome Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a seascape, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman and sprays of flowers, captioned: Un pensiero, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Interno del Castello, Castel Franco, Veneto, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, advising that 'we are on the move', 14 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of battleships at sea, captioned: L' audacissima incursione delle nostre navi nel Porto di Pola,from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy wearing shorts, waistcoat and hat, smoking a cigar, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard cartoon illustration of a boy wearing a red and white striped suit, using a telephone, captioned: I didn' t want anything but to see if another voice would answer! , from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, hoping that the latter has enough money from the hens' eggs to buy his Meccano, and informing him that eggs cost 3½d each in Italy, 17 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration cartoon of a girl having her dress unfastened, captioned: Ah! but I feel I'm losing my ...... , from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Fiume Retrone, Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration cartoon of a boy attempting to smoke a cigar, captioned: Even the first kiss didn't come tothis, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young boy acting as a soldier, saluting a girl collecting flowers in a basket, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning a pup bought by Uncle George, 22 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand-tinted)


Postcard illustration captioned: Palazzo Chieregati, ora Museo Civico, Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 March 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a wooded area, captioned: Ergon le cime, Irte e umide I grigi alberi muti, quai nel pensier cui la memoria opprime, I dolci anni perduti, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 25 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of three chicks in a nest, being carried by a red balloon over the sea, and the word 'Pax' written in flowers, captioned: Buona Pasqua [Happy Easter], from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 28 March 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Christmas card of the 12th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry, amended to convey Easter greetings, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, Easter 1918
(1 greetings card, 12 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a man and woman in an embrace, looking out over a moonlit sea, captioned: Ne Creatore, ne creatura mai fur senza amore,a quotation from Dante; from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 April 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a mother and child sitting thinking of a soldier in France, captioned: Viens vite fier soldat de notre chere France. Notre Alsace fremit de joie et d' impatience,from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph of a Belgian soldier thinking of his wife, against a background map of France and surrounding countries, captioned: O Belges glorieux sayez pleins d' esperance! Il va luire le jour de votre deliverance, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 20 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a French soldier thinking of his wife, against the background of a French flag, captioned: Mon Coeur est plein de toi, ton souvenir charmant. Est maitre nuit et jour de mon Coeur trop aimant, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 April 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of Italian soldiers charging into battle with bayonets fixed, and an Italian flag in the background, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 April 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piccioni di S. Marco, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 4 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Ponte di Rialto, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 May 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Panorama dal mare, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 May 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazza Unita d' Italia-Chiesa S. Clemente, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Caffe Pedrocchi, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, 9 May 1917 sic [1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Caffe Pedrocchi, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Canal Grande, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 10 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Isola S. Giorgio - Riva Schiavoni, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 10 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: I colombi davanti la Basilica (ora del pasto), Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young girl holding a bouquet of flowers, captioned: Auguri, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the latter washing the glasses [at the Black Horse Inn], 15 May 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Ponte Pietra, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza del Erbe, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Villa Rotonda Palladiana, Vicenza, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are now up on the mountains', 19 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Via Guariento (sul Cavaleavia della Stazione), Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 30 May 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a woman wearing a red hat, and a yacht in the background, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning a parcel of socks, soap and tobacco, and reporting that he is 'still on the mountains', 6 June 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Riviera, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Isola di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are still on the mountains but hope to be off this weekend', 1 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Palazzo Contarini, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Basilica di S. Marco, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 4 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Canal Grande, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Canal Albrizzi, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Rio Santa Sofia, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Canale Santa Maria Mater Domini, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 4 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Isola S. Giorgio, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning another kitten from Auntie Jennie, 4 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Rio dello Torreselle, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, informing that Mr. Tapp has just returned, 6 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 4 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a young woman holding a lamb with a sheep looking up at her, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, informing that 'we are off the mountains now, and in a nice little town, getting plenty of fruit and eggs', n.d. [July 1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of two boys and a girl in an informal group, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, informing 'that we are on the move now; it is very hot and fine', 23 July 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration captioned: Castello del Valentino e Fiume Po, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, sending news, 'just wish you could be here, Freddie, to see all the grapes growing, it is a lovely sight, but it is terribly hot. We have got new thin clothes, of course we are on the Plains', 26 July 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman and two cats, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 1 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Lago di Garda, Riva, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Panorama, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Gondola Veneziana, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 4 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Limone con Limoneti , Lago di Garda , Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the weather 'lovely, but awfully hot and the mosquitoes are worse than the Austrians', 7 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of an Italian soldier taking leave of his family, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we were at the Divisional Theatre last night, another fellow (Tapp) and I, and he enjoyed it very much', 8 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of Christ watching over a pair of lovers shepherding sheep on a hillside, captioned: Foi et amour, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he is 'still in this small town and having a better time than on the mountains', 10 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman decorated with flowers, captioned: Buon onomastico, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 August 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Malcesine, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting 'I am so brown and tanned with the sun as it is very hot on the Plains', 17 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a gondola and the 'Ponte Vecchio' Florence, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he is off to the mountains again, 18 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Bragozzi, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning photographs received from home, 21 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Arco di Constantino, Rome, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 27 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Castello del Valentino, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 29 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Monumento al Principe Amedeo de Savoia, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 31 August 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 3 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 12 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Il Po, La Gran Madre di Dio e Monte Cappuccini, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 14 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 16 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 16 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 18 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Gargnano, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the family visit to How Mill and Brampton, Cumberland, 19 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: S. Vigilio con la Rocca di Garda, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are moving off the mountains in two or three days', 23 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration captioned: Gradoni di Chiaia, Naples, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are on the move tomorrow for two or three days', 26 September 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Sirmione dal lago, Lago di Garda, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 26 September 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a sailing boat on a lake with mountains in the distance, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a girl playing with a puppy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, thanking Freddie for his drawings, 4 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a boy and a girl in nineteenth century costume, the boy presenting the girl with a bouquet of flowers, captioned: Sinceri Auguri, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a seascape at dusk with sailing boats in the distance, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are now having a nice time on the Plains', 10 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of two sailing boats on a lake, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he is in a little Italian town and had two nights in a real bed, 11 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Canal Grande, Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 13 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 4 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a small boy and girl hugging one another by the sea at sunset, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we have been on the move for two days, in the train and marching, but we have landed in a nice countryside, not the mountains', 17 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a young girl standing by a river holding a bunch of flowers, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are billeted in a big house in its own grounds, and the band is playing upstairs in a large room', 18 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Working people' s houses in centre of city destroyed by enemy aeroplane bombardment, Padua, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he has been on the move for three days, and hoping for an end to the war, 23 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Isola Garda e Monte Baldo, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 23 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Venditore di aranci, Palermo, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are still on the move', 24 October 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration captioned: Piazza della Borsa, Naples, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we have been on the move a lot lately', 27 October 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a steamboat beside the quay at Peschiera, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we are still on the move', 3 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Piazza del Duomo, Treviso, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the promising war news and continuing troop movements, 8 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of sheep grazing on a hillside, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning 'the Austrians being finished', 10 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Un Saluto da Treviso, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the prospect of returning home and celebrations in England, 13 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of two young women presenting flowers to two army officers, captioned: I paesi redenti al loro liberatore Augusto' , from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we have just got down from the Front and are resting in the same little town', 14 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman holding a bunch of yellow flowers, captioned: Per te io li raccolsi, Turin, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard illustration of a young man teaching a young woman to play the violin, captioned: Inno a Trenio e Trieste, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 17 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of fishing boats beside a lake, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the victory celebrations at home, 18 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Darsena di Porta Ticinese, Milan, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 6 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Darsena di Porta Ticinese, Milan, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 22 November 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 6 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman standing beside a canal in Venice, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 30 November 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a camel train, captioned: Strada Lanzur, Tripoli, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 6 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Panorama, Ronca, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 8 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of a young boy carrying a ladder, and a young girl carrying a bag, captioned: Buon Anno, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 15 December 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph of Arzignano, Italy, and a rose, captioned: Salutida Arzignano, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that 'we left this place on the other side [Arzignano] about a fortnight ago', 17 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Castel Toblina, Trento, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 19 December 1918
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of three children, and a calendar displaying the number one, captioned: Buon Anno, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 21 December 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a pair of young lovers, captioned: Fior di Violetta, from Private Fred Lucas, Ronca, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, sending birthday wishes, 29 December 1918
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Postcard photograph captioned: Arena, Verona, Italy, from Private Fred Lucas, Ronca, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, 2 January 1919
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of sheep grazing near a farmhouse, and mountains in the distance, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, reporting that he will be leaving for home at the beginning of the week, 11 January 1919
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of Italian children playing soldiers, captioned: L 'Italia in Armi, from Private Fred Lucas, Italy, to Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Italian Field Service postcard, from Private Fred Lucas [Italy] to his son, Master Fred Lucas, Black Horse, Low Fell, advising that the card was found in a house and drawn on by Italian children, n.d. [1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)

Cards from Private Fred Lucas to his wife, Betty, or son, Freddie (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/415-437)

Embroidered silk postcard of British and French flags, captioned: To The Victory, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a butterfly decorated with the Allied flags, captioned: Remembrance, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a butterfly decorated with the Allied flags, captioned: Remembrance, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 7 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of the French, British and other Allied flags, and a small greetings card insert, n.d. [1917
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a church, pinecones and the British flag, captioned: Happy Christmas and greetings card insert, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a black cat sitting in a basket, captioned: Good Luck and a greetings card insert, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of a woman sitting in a hammock, captioned: With Loving Wishes, and a small greetings card insert, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of British, French, Belgian, Italian and Russian flags, captioned: Remember from Belgiumand a small greetings card insert, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers, captioned: Souvenir, n.d. [c. 1917]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Embroidered silk postcard of flowers and a blue banner, n.d. [1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of 'The Jockey', a Bohemian dancing establishment, at 146 Boulevard du Montparnasse, Paris, France, n.d. [ c.1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of an Italian soldier and his girlfriend, from an unidentified correspondent to Cordillo Sig. Salvatore, Comte. Drappillo Autonomo 2° Comp. [M]inatari, on active service, postmark 11 October 1917
(Italian, 1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of a woman, probably Italian, standing beside a bulldog, from an unidentified correspondent, to Cordillo Salvatore, Comte Drappillo Autonomo 2° Comp. Minatari, on active service, 4 December 1917
(Italian, 1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a young woman holding a bunch of flowers, and four-leaved clovers, from Serozzi to Sergte. Gingiolone, 3° Batt, 12° Regg. Fant, on active service, postmark 6 March 1918
(Italian, 1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., sepia)


Postcard illustration of a young woman admiring herself in a hand mirror, from an unidentified correspondent to Bald. Polinaro, maggiore in 12° Fant. 3° Battagl., 12 March 1918
(Italian, 1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration captioned: Villa Urban und Novak, Pragerhof, Austria, from an unidentified correspondent to an unidentified addressee, 13 November 1918
(German, 1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of Italian army officers, captioned: Esercito Italiano: Fucilieri e Granatieri, marked copyright 1915, Milan, Italy, n.d. [c.1916]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph captioned: Working people' s houses in centre of city destroyed by enemy aeroplane bombardment, Padua, Italy, n.d. [c. 1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph captioned: Working people' s houses in centre of city destroyed by enemy aeroplane bombardment, Padua, Italy, n.d. [c. 1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Postcard illustration of a man and a woman embracing, and flowers, Italy, n.d. [1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Envelope labelled 'Cartoline Artistiche di Torino', originally containing a set of twelve postcard views of Turin, Italy, as specified, n.d. [1918]
(1 envelope, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Italian playing card, the reverse side advertising the medical services of Guido Cassini of Brescia, Italy, n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 card, 4 cm. x 11 cm., printed)


German or Austrian field postcard, unused, n.d. [c.1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Card from Sergeant Joe Knighton to Fred Lucas (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/438)

Postcard photograph captioned: Teatro Sociale, Arzignano, Italy, from Sergeant Joe Knighton, Italy, to Mr. Fred Lucas, 'Black Horse Inn', Kell's Lane, Low Fell, Gateshead, concerning the latter's return home, the extinction of the Brigade and his hopes to be home in three weeks, 23 February 1919
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Card from 'R.W.' to Mrs. F. [Betty] Lucas (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/439)

Postcard photograph of Wolsingham Station, from 'R.W.' to his or her sister, Mrs. F. Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, n.d. [ c.1917]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Cards from family members to Fred Lucas junior (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/440-444)

Postcard photograph of a young woman, from Kitty [ ] to her nephew, Master Fred Lucas, c/o Mrs. Routledge, Ayton, Town Head Farm, How Mill, Carlisle, Cumberland, postmark 29 August 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of a woman reading a letter to her young son, captioned: A Letter from Daddy, from Aunt Jennie, to Master F. Lucas, Black Horse Inn, Low Fell, Gateshead, hoping that he likes school and referring to his father being in France, postmark 25 October 1917
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white, hand tinted)


Christmas card containing a drawing of flowers, from Aunt Jemima to Freddy [Lucas], n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]
(1 card, 9 cm. x 12 cm., colour)


Postcard with pullout of twelve small photographs of Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, from 'Dickie', to Master Freddie Lucas, 5 Nixon Street, Sandyford, Newcastle upon Tyne, postmark 11 August 1921
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Postcard photograph of Peasholm Park, Scarborough, Yorkshire, from Dorothy [ ] to Master Fred Lucas, 5 Nixon Street, Sandyford Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, postmark 12 September 1927
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Cards from Fred Lucas junior to his wife (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/445-446)

Embroidered silk postcard of two poppies, captioned: To my Wife, from Freddie [Lucas], Dieppe, France, to his wife, August 1945
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Twenty-first birthday card from Freddie [Lucas] to his wife, n.d. [1940s]
(1 birthday card, 14 cm. x 13 cm., colour, printed)

Card from ' H.E.' to Mr. Bray (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/447)

Postcard illustration of 'Valley Gardens', Harrogate, Yorkshire, from 'H.E.' to Mr. Bray, 5 Nixon Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [1920s]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)

Card from 'Nev' to Miss Nancy Cooke (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/448)

Postcard photograph of The Big Clock, Rouen, France, from 'Nev', on active service, France, to Miss Nancy Cooke, Windlestone Hall, Ferryhill Station, 28 August 1915
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

Card from 'Hector ' (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/449)

Christmas greetings card from 'Hector', n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 card, 10 cm. x 7 cm., colour, printed)

Miscellaneous cards (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/450-453)

Postcard illustration of an infantryman taking leave of his wife and child, being watched over by the Risen Christ, captioned: St. Helen's Low Fell, Easter Prayer, n.d. [c. 1915 - 1918]
(1 postcard, 9 cm. x 14 cm., colour)


Postcard illustration of King George V in military uniform, shaking hands with a soldier and a sailor, captioned: Your King and Country thank you , n.d. [December 1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., colour)


Postcard photograph of the Entrance Hall, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, n.d. [ c.1914 - 1918]
(1 postcard, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Invitation to a reunion dinner of the 12th and 13th Battalions, The Durham Light Infantry, at the County Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 October 1935
(1 card, printed)

Photographs (Ref: D/DLI 7/913/454-456)

Photograph of an unidentified airman, of the Royal Flying Corps, taken by Thirlwell and Company, photographers of Stockton, Middlesbrough, West Hartlepool, Newcastle, Darlington and Bishop Auckland, n.d. [1914 - 1918]
(1 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a small boy standing on the steps in front of a house, numbered 7312, possibly in America, endorsed: 'This is the front of our house. We have just finished our morning shopping', n.d. [early 20th c.]
(1 photograph, 5 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of six unidentified men in civilian dress and five greyhounds, probably taken near Gateshead, n.d. [1920s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and white)

4435749 Lance-Corporal Theodore LUND (Ref: Lund D/DLI 7/422/1)

[2nd Battalion], The Durham Light Infantry
Served in Belgium, France, Russia, Italy, Turkey, the Gulf and India.


Diary of Lance-Corporal Theodore Lund, written whilst serving in Russia, Turkey and India, giving his impressions of Batoum, Constantinople, Turkey, Port Said, Egypt, the Suez Canal, Egypt, Bombay, India, and Ahmednagar, India, and making observations on racial colour, shell shock and venereal disease, n.d., [c. 1919 - 1920]
(1 volume, card bound)

10746 Sergeant John Thomas LUNDY (Ref: Lundy D/DLI 7/423/1-11)

1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Soldier's small book of [Private] J.T. Lundy, 6 April 1909
(1 booklet)


Postcard from the Infantry Record Office, Warley, to J.T. Lundy, Blythe Yard, Clayport Street, Alnwick, Northumberland, informing him that the 1914-1915 Star is now available to be forwarded to him, 30 March 1921
(1 card)


Postcard from the Regimental Paymaster, Warley, to J.T. Lundy, Blyth Yard, Clayport Street, Alnwick, Northumberland, acknowledging receipt of his change of address, 31 March 1920
(1 card)


Photograph of soldiers of the lst Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, standing round a large map carved out of rock, possibly displaying the battlefields of Europe, n.d., [1914 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 14m. x 9cm., black and white, damaged)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, standing round a large map carved out of rock, possibly displaying the battlefields of Europe, n.d., [1914 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of two soldiers of The Durham Light Infantry in India, n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, drinking, n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 11cm. x 8cm., black and white)


Photograph of [Sergeant J.T. Lundy], n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 5cm. x 8cm., black and white, mounted on card)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, standing to attention outside their tents, n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of soldiers of the 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, in India, in fancy dress, n.d., [1909 - 1916]
(1 photograph, 14cm. x 9cm., black and white)

Second Lieutenant Percy Hugh Beverley LYON (Ref: Lyon D/DLI 7/424/1)

'D' Company, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry


Platoon roll book of 'D' Company, 6th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, [March 1915 - August 1916]
(1 booklet)