Alexandra Message Books to record words of the dying, WW1
An example of the Alexandra Message Book, a notebook with perforated pages, used to note down the final words of dying British soldiers so they could be conveyed back to his family at home. A large number of the books were donated by Sir William Murray and sent to the front
Picture No
10726288
Media ID
46114019
Size
3500px x 5265px
(1.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Page from The Sketch, 30 September 1914
Date
1914
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