There are many elements to this postcard. Depicted on the left are a bowl of carnations, with more carnations lying beneath an envelope to the right. A photographic portrait of two girls, apparently composing a letter, appears to the right, with a Union flag behind them. Headed ‘To Dear Daddy so far away from us all.’, the verse below reads: ‘We’re always thinking about you, Daddy, our Daddy dear, / And we love your letters and always watch / For the postman coming near: / We miss you so badly, Daddy, / There’s no one like you, you know, / And we do, do hope that you’ll soon come home / ’Cause all of us want you so. / Willmer. / Copyright. / Rotary Photo. E.C.’. ‘7624.C.’ can be seen in the bottom left-hand corner. The printed information on the reverse includes ‘Printed in England’, ‘Rotary Photo, London, E.C.’, ‘Rotary Copyright’ and ‘Reg. Design No 734734’. A message has been written in black ink: ‘I’m sending this for Diana, it expresses my thoughts too Darling, better than I can write myself’. || A British sentimental postcard || || A British sentimental postcard || Front || Postcard

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

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