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Ministry of Information Photo Division official photographer
Description
English: Army Post Office in the Midlands, England, 1944
Staff at the Army Post Office 'somewhere in the Midlands' work on the card index of two million casualties that is maintained there. This index enabled letters for prisoners to be sent to the Red Cross for delivery, and enabled letters for wounded service personnel to be sent to the correct hospital. It also meant that the next-of-kin of the dead could have their letters returned to them after they had received their official War Office notification. In the background, more staff can be seen sorting mail.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//39/media-39891/large.jpg
This photograph D 20387 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Ministry of Information Second World War Official Collection
Subject(s)
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  • Associated places
    Midlands, England, UK
  • Associated events
    Home Front, UK, Second World War
  • Associated themes
    British Army 1939-1945, British Home Front 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Casualties, Communications, Morale, Prisoners
Category
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photographs
Image sorted
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yes

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Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
More information.

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