Edward Stanley Murdy Ser. No. 101072 Sergt. Royal Engineers. Mentioned in Dispatches 1917, survived the war and was demobbed.
The message on the card reads ’Dear Everyone Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Ted., Mr. and Mrs. Marsden Sergt. E.S. Murdy R.E.’
Donor : ORBC/Neil G. Wainwright
Part of the "Fred's Little Book" collection
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These images are from two albums which are part of a unique record of young men and women who were members of the Oxford Road Baptist Church, West Hartlepool and enlisted in the First World War. Some of the photos and postcards note; Name, Rank, Service No., Regiment and the dates letters and parcels were sent to them. The originator of this collection was a Mr. Fred Marsden a member of the Church and also a Postman. 'Fred's little book' as it is referred to contains 177 separate entries.
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