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A separated British soldier's family

A composite photograph of a separated British soldier's family
A mother and her three daughters posed for this photographic postcard in the absence of the father of the family. A photograph of him in uniform has been crudely incorporated into the top-left-hand corner. There is no information, printed or handwritten, to throw any light on the family’s identity or location, while the soldier’s cap badge is too indistinct for his unit to be identifiable.

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A composite photograph of a separated British family

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The Army Children Archive

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eng

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1

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC
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Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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2019-09-11T08:38:20.521Z
2020-02-25T08:40:29.100Z
2014-03-30 15:18:47 UTC
2014-03-30 15:19:43 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_14759

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