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| Brass tin, a gift from Princess Mary |
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| Belgium impressed into corner |
As it is Anzac day this week, I thought I would bring out this interesting little brass tin, a gift to troops at Christmas time in December 1914. It is pressed metal and has the words Imperium Britain Nigum at the top and in the corners Japan, Monte Negro, Servia and Belgium. The two circles at the sides hold the words France and Russia. Inside, there is a cardboard holder which at one time held a gift and it is accompanied by a card: With Best Wishes for a Victorius New Year from The Princess Mary and Friends at Home. No one in our family was fighting in the war on this date and it is not a family momento, but interesting nevertheless. The only one of the Doe family to go to World War 1 was my grandfather, Roland Doe. He enlisted in NSW and not until 1916.
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| Christmas and New Year Wishes |
How many of the recipients of these little tins managed to fight right through the war. They would not have imagined that it was going to last for four whole years at Christmas time 1914
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