Card with lock of hair

Card with lock of hair

The hand drawn card has the message 'St Patrick pray for us' and on the reverse is signed 'To Paddy from M E Meally Lupe so Oro'. With the card is a lock of hair tied with blue string. The hair is in a clear bag with two sides tied with the same blue string.
Additional information Miss Meally was a nurse at East Grinstead Burns Unit.

A two sided hand drawn card

A lock of hair in a clear bag

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