Guerre Europeenne 1914 -1915 Lord Kitchener Red Ensign silk military postcard

A scarce and exceptionally clean First World War period '1914 -1915 Lord Kitchener souvenir silk postcard'; hand embroidered 'Red Ensign Flag' within laurel sprays, the top bearing an embroidered scalloped edge circlet mounted to the centre a card disc bearing a coloured portrait image of Lord Kitchener with title surround, the reverse inscribed "Paris Depose Fabrication Francaise" and ink insciption "Best wishes to all from Birt. Best love for own darling Baby" address to "Mrs B Gommer 39 Swaton Rd Campbell Rd Bow London E". Very good clean condition, colours remain bright, no sign of any foxing, an excellent example.
Height 140mm.
Width 90mm.

Lord Kitchener sailed from Scrabster to Scapa Flow on 5 June 1916 aboard HMS Oak before transferring to the armoured cruiser HMS Hampshire for his diplomatic mission to Russia. Shortly before 19:30 hrs the same day, steaming towards the Russian port of Arkhangelsk during a Force 9 gale, Hampshire struck a mine laid by the newly launched German U-boat U-75 (commanded by Curt Beitzen) and sank west of the Orkney Islands. The news of Kitchener's death was received with shock all over the British Empire.