2015 Gallipoli 1915 Centenary of WWI Stamp and Medallion Cover

For the men dug in and under enemy fire on Gallipoli peninsula, mail from home was keenly awaited. It represented a moment of calm in the chaos of war, an instance of connection in the dispiriting grind of the trench life.
Similarly, expressing one’s observations and thoughts to a loved one several thousand miles away would have created some sense of normality in the turmoil.
With writing paper and envelopes scarce, soldiers were resourceful in finding material on which to write: they would scribble on every available space of cigarette carton, cloth, cardboard or other surface that would suffice. Envelopes would even be reused, turned inside-out.