A British patriotic postcard. || The Union flag and Royal Standard are shown crossed beneath a crown at the top of this postcard, flanked by the legend ‘Keep the Flag Flying.’. The verse beneath, headed ‘When Daddy Comes Home.’, reads as follows: ‘How long ago is it now, mother / Since Daddy first went away ? / It seems such ages to me dear, / For I’m missing him every day, / And when with bugles and drums they beat, / The soldiers come marching by, / I think of him and I try to cheer, / Yet somehow I want to cry. / Chorus–– When Daddy comes home again / All will be right, / He will be smiling, / Our eyes shining bright ; / I’m thinking how happy / And proud we shall be / When Daddy comes home again / To you and to me. / Where do you say he is now, mother ? / It’s out at the Front, I know, / For the King and this Country called him, / So Daddy just had to go ; / He’s gone where Briton and German meet / To fight on the Belgian shore ; / Though you and I we may want him back, / They are wanting him there much more./ Chorus–– When Daddy comes home again, etc. / When do you think it will be, mother ? / Shall we have long to wait / Till the Germans have learned their lesson / And we hear Dad’s step at the gate ? / The bells will ring and the people shout, / Flag-wave and the streets be gay, / And you and I will go wild with joy / When Daddy comes home that day ! / Chorus–– When Daddy comes home again, etc.’. ‘All rights reserved.’ and ‘R. W. Phipps.’ are printed along the bottom. || || Postcard || A British patriotic postcard

John Ballantyne, Medal,and Army card.

Presented on the front of this postcard are a photographic portrait of an embracing British soldier and child beneath a spray of flowers and a Union flag. The adjacent text is a heading – ‘To my Dear Daddy away on Duty’ – with the verse below reading, ‘Daddy, dear, how much I miss you / Tongue can never tell, / And every night I pray that you / Are keeping safe and well / Although dark times have come, / Your happiness to dim, / I know that God will keep you safe, / Because I pray to Him.’. Beneath that is the name ‘POPPY’, while the details in the bottom corners state ‘7640. A.’ and ‘ROTARY PHOTO.EC.’. Surrounding everything is a flower-embossed frame. The typeset details on the reverse include ‘Printed in Britain’, ‘Rotary Photographic Series’ and ‘This is a Real Photograph’. There is also a message, handwritten in black ink: ‘Wishing our Dear Daddy a very Bright and happy Birthday with the Best of Good luck and a speedy Return. From your Dear Little Daughters Annie & Nora’. || A British sentimental postcard || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard