The story behind this shot is thus:
This young nurse, Nurse Lottie, had been writing to her brother who was already stationed at Gallipoli. The day that she was due to sail out to Gallipoli was also the day that all of those letters arrived back, marked with "return to sender - recipient killed". Lottie still sailed and it was another 4 weeks before her family received the official telegram to advise of the brothers death at Gallipoli.
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Wow that is brutal, but I remember when I was in high school, a friend was called for over the intercom in the classroom. MR. Mossier, please send Joy to the office, her father has died."
@rosiekerr It is brutal (and so may other things besides) @pandorasecho That's awful...truly awful @julzmaioro Very sad - it was this one that made me, big mean old me, well up a little @jeneurell Thank you very much @linnypinny very sad, very powerful
@vignouse Yes indeed...the one time you don't want the postal service to be efficient... @joysabin Thank you very much - and yes, the cost is far too high
@888rachel The one time you don't want the postal service to be efficient... @special4k Thank you very much @paul10 It's not often that I'm moved, but this one did it... @365projectorgjenfurj Thank very much and yes, it got me as well @ceilidh Indeed, they should have been treated to a taste of their own medicine... @dide It certainly does, and thank you @jesperani Thank you very much :)
Such a moving story & wonderful statue showing the grief as she reads the dreadful news. You can't imagine how she would feel yet still went on to do her duty. They were made of sterner stuff in those Days!
It certainly portrays raw emotion. I am sure that everyone who visits the exhibition will walk away having been touched by what they saw and experienced. You have done it justice. Thanks for sharing
@pandorasecho That's awful...truly awful
@julzmaioro Very sad - it was this one that made me, big mean old me, well up a little
@jeneurell Thank you very much
@linnypinny very sad, very powerful
@joysabin Thank you very much - and yes, the cost is far too high
@special4k Thank you very much
@paul10 It's not often that I'm moved, but this one did it...
@365projectorgjenfurj Thank very much and yes, it got me as well
@ceilidh Indeed, they should have been treated to a taste of their own medicine...
@dide It certainly does, and thank you
@jesperani Thank you very much :)
@happypat They certainly were - I'm not sure I could do it