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1916 HMHS Hospital Ship Devonha Egypt Active Service Postcard to Solihull


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GN RN 40710

1916 HMHS Hospital Ship Devonha Egypt Active Service Postcard to Solihull


A scarce card from the Hospital Ship HMHS Devenha. 

Egyptian card of Cairo, headed On active Service and cancelled with the d/.r Base Army Post Office Z datestamp 2 MR 16 - used at Alexandria, sent to:

High Streetr

Solihull

Birmingham

Warwickshire

Message mentions being at Alexandria, is headed with the sender details:

Pte J. F Betts 45617

From HMHS Devonha 

M.E.F. C/O GPO London

The P&O Ship Devonha was relatively new at the outbreak of war where she was taken into Government service, initially as a Troopship. Initially transporting the 12th A.I.F. to Gallipoli and standing off ask a decoy for artillery. She was covered to a Hospital Ship with her P&O crew remaining and was the last hospital ship leaving the Dardanelles to Egypt. 

Condition as shown:

ID: GB RN 40710


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