RUSSIA-GB..1916 RNAS ARMOURED CAR SQN.. [24002]

1916(Jun 18)Picture postcard written by a member of the British Royal Naval Armoured Car Division during it’s transit through Russia to the Caucasus.Written 18 June 1916 at Vladikavkaz.The writer describes the two day stay in Moscow and the enthusiastic reception received when the British force marched through the city. The picture side shows the beautiful internal structure of the Church where they are billeted….A contemporary diary account of the journey mirrors the events on the card ..The R.N.A.S. Division left Archangel by train 1 June arriving Moscow 4-6 June & Marched through Moscow to the English Church with a Band flanked by Cossacks & crowds cheering & throwing flowers, 10 June left Moscow reaching Rostov 12 June to another tremendous reception, 14 June arrived Vladkavkaz in the Caucasus & were reviewed by a Russian General on the 16th & wrote the card on the 18 June …………The card itself has had the adhesive removed carries appropriate postal & other marks, is historically important as living first hand history