A British sentimental postcard. || ‘Loving Thoughts of Dad.’ is the title of this postcard, which shows three children gazing at a photograph of a man in uniform. The text beneath reads, ‘We miss you, Daddy, ever so, / But you are out to fight the foe ; / Oh, we would be brave soldiers too, / And grow up, Daddy, just like you.’. The printed details on the reverse of the postcard state ‘BAMFORTH & CO. LTD., PUBLISHERS HOLMFIRTH (ENGLAND) AND NEW YORK / “PATRIOT” SERIES NO. 1062 PRINTED IN ENGLAND.’. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard entitled 'Loving Thoughts of Dad'.

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

Letter from The Sherwood Foresters Museum, concerning 2nd Lieutenant Cuthbert Alan Newman 2nd/15th (Bantam) Battalions Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Reg), who died on 18 April 1918.