A British sentimental postcard || Displayed on the front of this postcard is a hand-tinted photograph of a girl kneeling by her bed, apparently deep in prayer. ‘Prayer for my Dear Dad’ is printed above, while the verse below reads, ‘See, I kneel before Thy presence, – hear / O Father, when I pray / Thou wilt guard and bless my Daddy – fighting for us, far away ; / And I’d ask a special blessing – may he feel, ’mid war’s alarms, / That beneath him, and upholding, are Thine “everlasting arms.”’ ‘Bamforth (copyright)’ and ‘Madeleine St Clair.’ are printed in the bottom left- and right-hand corners respectively. The printed information on the reverse states, ‘Bamforth & Co. Ltd., Publishers Holmfirth (England) and New York. / “Patriot” Series. No. 1071. Printed in England.’. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard

A British sentimental postcard || The tableau at the centre of this postcard shows a girl sitting at a table apparently composing a letter. The text above and below her is headed ‘To my dear Daddy’. The verse that follows reads: ‘I’ve got your picture, Daddy dear, / Before me as I write, / A line to send my love before / I go to bed to-night / I don’t forget you, Daddy dear, / When I kneel down to pray, / And mother too, she prays for you, / While you are far away / But Daddy dear you’ll soon be home / Across the sea so blue, / For God will send you safely back / Because I ask him to.’. The printed details on the reverse state ‘W. & K. London, E.C. Series No 3611 British Manufacture’. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard || Front

The touching scene on the front of this postcard is the work of Josephine M Duddles, whose name can be seen on the bedspread on which a small girl is depicted kneeling, her hands joined in prayer. The text beneath her reads, ‘PLEASE GOD, LOOK AFTER MY DADDY AND BRING HIM HOME SOON’. The printed matter on the reverse includes the following details: ‘The REGENT Series, No. 2409. Printed in England. / The Regent Publishing Co., Ltd., London, N.W.’. || A British sentimental postcard. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard, entitled 'Please God, look after my Daddy'.