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Edwardian Beauty in 1916. And Manfred von Richthofen.

            The Postcard

A cartolina postale that was produced by A.G.M. The card was posted in Gallipoli, Italy on Thursday the 23rd. November 1916 to:

Miss N. Heath,
No. 32, The Hard,
Portsea,
Portsmouth,
Hants.,
England.

Gallipoli is a southern Italian town n the province of Lecce, in Apulia. In 2014, it had a population of 31,862, and is one of the towns where the Greek dialect Griko is spoken.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Nelly,
Just hoping you are
quite well as it leaves
me at present.
Hoping for you to enjoy
yourself at Christmas-
time.
I am very sorry that I
will not be there with 
you all but never mind,
I may get home for the
next Xmas.
xxx From Harry."

Harry would have been serving with the British armed forces during the Great War. It is highly unlikely that Harry would have been home the following Christmas - the war still had another 719 days to run until the Armistice.

Manfred von Richthofen

So what else happened on the day that Harry posted the card?

Well, on the 23rd. November 1916, Manfred von Richthofen was flying an Albatros D.II when he was engaged in a prolonged dogfight with the Royal Flying Corps' Lanoe Hawker, VC. 

Hawker's DH.2 pusher-engined fighter had a better turning circle, but the Albatros D.II had twin guns, was faster, and could maintain height in a turn better. 

After firing some 900 rounds, von Richthofen shot Hawker in the head and killed him for his 11th. victory.

Hawker's machine crashed, and von Richthofen claimed Hawker's Lewis gun for his growing collection of trophies.
   

Taken on: June 10, 2022

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