A group of ephemeral items about the death of Lord Kitchener, 1916

Lord Kitchener of Khartoum — A Memorial Group, 1916.
 
Comprising: (1) printed order of service for the memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral, 13 June 1916; (2) bronze commemorative medallion; (3) enamel lapel badge “K. of K. Defender of Liberty — Killed 5-6-16”; (4) complete set of six Bamforth & Co. photographic memorial postcards (“They Rest from Their Labours”, etc., Series 5841/4).
 
Printed service programme (10 pp.), R. E. Thomas & Co., printers to the Dean & Chapter of St Paul’s; light creasing and foxing, very good. [with] Bronze medallion, 50 mm, bust of Kitchener by J. P. Legastelois, reverse with Britannia and the motto Thorough; attractive patina. [with] Enamel lapel badge (25 mm) with portrait and legend K. of K. Defender of Liberty — Killed 5-6-16, excellent condition [with] Six photographic memorial postcards (approx. 140 × 90 mm), printed versos, comprising the complete numbered set 5841/4, all near fine.
 
A grouping commemorating Field-Marshal Earl Kitchener of Khartoum (1850–1916), who perished when HMS Hampshire struck a mine off Orkney en route to Russia. News of his death prompted a wave of grief across the nation; the printed order of service for the memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral on 13 June 1916 was produced in limited numbers for the congregation, and is of exceptional rarity.