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Christmas, 1915. Now comes the season,
Of remembrance dear to all,
When recollection's voices,
Will the Old Lang Syne recall. With Heartiest Greetings
and Good Wishes for a Happy Christmas
and the Brightest of New Years. From Lawrence Brown. H. M. S. 'Defence'
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Typed Christmas card from Lawrence Brown (1896-1916) on board the HMS Defence in 1915.
Enclosed the card is a photograph of the HMS Defence.Lawrence was a gunner in the
Royal Marine Artillery. On 31 May 1916 the HMS Defence was sunk during the Battle
of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the Great War, and Lawrence was killed. His
body was never recovered.The Brown family lived in the gate lodge of the Vice Regal
Lodge, official residence of the lord lieutenant of Ireland (Lord Wimborne in 1915
and 1916).