Chelsea Pensioner
A fabulous postcard depiction of a seated Chelsea Pensioner, a veteran of the Crimean War, doffing his uniform cap. Founded by Charles II, the Chelsea Hospital provides retirement housing and a nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age
Picture No
10283733
Media ID
46538526
Size
3112px x 4644px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Beagles' postcard
Date
1914
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