Christmas Card from Osborne Pigrome (2)

Christmas Card from the Artists Rifles, with cap badge to front. Inside, a copy of a pen and ink sketch of a church and village scene by Osborne Pigrome. Before and after the war, he was a regular weekend watercolour painter. According to family stories, Osborne never spoke about the Great War. He never married and lived quietly with two elder sisters and a niece. Born 4th February 1880, died 26th April 1963. Pte. 2314 (later 301475) Osborne Pigrome, 2/5th (City of London) Bn. Territorial Force (London Rifle Brigade), later 28th (County of London) Bn. Territorial Force (Artists Rifles).艺术家步枪团圣诞贺卡，正面带有帽徽。贺卡内附奥斯本·皮格罗姆（Osborne Pigrome）创作的教堂与乡村场景钢笔画复制品。战争前后，他均以周末水彩画家的身份开展创作。据家族口述史料，奥斯本从未提及过第一次世界大战。他终身未娶，与两位姐姐及一位侄女平静相伴度日。其生卒信息为：1880年2月4日出生，1963年4月26日逝世。 列兵2314（后变更为301475）奥斯本·皮格罗姆，先后隶属于第2/5（伦敦市）营本土防卫军（Territorial Force，伦敦步枪旅），后转至第28（伦敦郡）营本土防卫军（艺术家步枪团）。