Souvenir of an overseas voyage
Early in the war, soldiers going overseas might be given a souvenir like this. As the war dragged on and sailings became increasingly more frequent, they disappeared from the scene.
Souvenir of the Second Canadian Contingent (Under the Command of Lieut. Colonel J.A. Hall) Which Sailed from Halifax, on Tuesday, February 23rd, 1915
card, 10.9cm x 15.6cm
Ley and Lois Smith War, Memory and Popular Culture Research Collection - The University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario
First World War