Original WW1 era postcard of The Coffee Room at the Union Jack Club, 91A Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London, Both army and navy personnel can be seen relaxing and reading newspapers. The Union Jack Club was opened in 1907 providing accommodation, a restaurant, meeting and reading rooms for servicemen whilst in London. It saw much use during both world wars. Postcard published by the Union Jack Club. circa 1915.
The idea for the club came from Ethel McCaul, a Royal Red Cross nurse who served in field hospitals during the South African War at the start of the 20th century. She noted that while officers enjoyed membership of various gentlemen's clubs in London, no equivalent existed for enlisted personnel and they therefore used public houses and inns of varying repute. Source: Wikipedia The Union Jack Club is still in existence and is a Service charity for serving and veteran enlisted members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces and their families. Postcard dated to 1915 a postcard of this image researched online was posted with a 1915 postmark. See Alamy ref: 2J3PN50 for reverse of this postcard with The Union Jack Club logo printed on it.
Size: 6548px × 4362px
Location: 91A Waterloo Road, Lambeth, London, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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