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Boer War memorial Hull 13 years 3 months ago #4648

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 215	Boer War memorial Hull Paul "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us." Attachments:
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Re: Boer War memorial Hull 13 years 3 months ago #4655

Mark Wilkie Offline Senior Member Posts: 430 Thank you received: 46	Thanks for posting this one, Paul. It's quite different. At a glance with the greenish hues to the figures in the postcard one could almost mistake this for one of the American WWII memorials for the Pacific War. Cheers, Mark
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Re: Boer War memorial Hull 13 years 3 months ago #4662

Frank Kelley Offline Senior Member Posts: 6763 Thank you received: 963	Paul, Another nice card, does this still exist today and have you seen it? Regards Frank
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Re: Boer War memorial Hull 13 years 3 months ago #4665

coldstream Topic Author Offline Moderator Posts: 2056 Thank you received: 215	Hi Frank Yes I believe it is a grade 2 listed building, still there today. Here is a good link roll-of-honourorg.selvi.co.uk/Yorkshire/...BoerWarMemorial.html Paul Frank Kelley wrote: Paul, Another nice card, does this still exist today and have you seen it? Regards Frank "From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."
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Re: Boer War memorial Hull 13 years 3 months ago #4666

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Mark

I know what you mean, it is a little different from the cards of the time.
Colour expermentation was I think in its infantcy.

Paul

Mark Wilkie wrote: Thanks for posting this one, Paul. It's quite different. At a glance with the greenish hues to the figures in the postcard one could almost mistake this for one of the American WWII memorials for the Pacific War.

Cheers,

Mark

"From a billow of the rolling veldt we looked back, and black columns were coming up behind us."

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