Name/Title
Frehse Memorial CardEntry/Object ID
2022.16.07Description
"In Memoriam" card printed by McKenzie Engraving Company, Boston, copyright 1819, with U.S. flag in upper left corner and biblical text from St. John 15:13
Card has been filled out and signed by Mrs. H.A. Morris [Lillian Frehse] with the place and date of death of her son Charles Frehse in France. The upper right cover of the card has an image of Charles pasted to the corner.
Family name pronounced "Phrase"
Item previously cataloged as 96-31-1Context
Charles Frehse was Saugatuck's first fatality in World War I.
In 1919, Charles' mother, Lillian Frehse Morris, published this tribute to her lost son:
"Somewhere in France, where duty led,
He fills a patriot grave;
The Lark sings high above his head-
Only the lark knows the hallowed bed
Where lies my soldier brave.
"Sacred the ground where my soldier sleeps
Who came at his country's call,
Onward the tide of battle sweeps;
Only the lark o'er his bosom weeps-
Yet he gave to the world his all."
---MOTHERCollection
Military, wars and veteransCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2022.16Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLocation
Box
185 Morris-Frehse FamilyRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Frehse, Charles John 1893-1918, Morris, Lillian (Sterzing) Frehse 1872-1964Create Date
February 25, 2022Update Date
January 11, 2024