2 large embroideries on black silk, one representing the badge of the Royal Artillery, created by Beatrice Clark for William George Waller (fianc), a Gunner with the RFA (Royal Field Artillery), and the other representing the badge of the Lancashire Fusiliers, created in memory of Ellis Clark (brother), 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on 25 Apr. 1915 (n.d.).
Beatrice Clark papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection DF 027
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-1990
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box (outsize); Outsize embroideries on black silk
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Beatrice Clark was a seamstress and corsetier at Selfridges department store in London during the First World War
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
See Robert Reed and Mrs B. Good in Research Correspondence File.
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Domestic Front catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm