Rt. Hon. Sir Edward Grey M.P.

Description

Front: Portrait with inside border of maple leaves on Commonwealth flags, roses in corners and outside maple leaf border. Gold letters: What our Fathers and their Sons Bravely Fought for For Truth Honour and Freedom Part of a Celebrity series of 12 postcards. (ref. Cdn Patriotic and Heraldic Postcard Handbook Vol. 1 by Mike Smith). Sir Edward Grey was born in 1862, Oxford educated MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed and Foreign Secretary in Asquith's Liberal government. A sensitive man and no warmonger. He spoke to the British Parliament on Aug 3, 1914 describing the pros and cons of the imminent war in Europe and whether Britain should intervene. (www.1914-1918war.net). Back: This post card illustrates the zealous spirit of unity and invincible courage pervading the Allies Nations to win the victory over German militarism, autocracy , falsehood and deceit, and e'en now we may hear the glad tidings of the glorious victory sounding the wide world o'er.