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A British sergeant and his family

A real photographic postcard
A family of three are portrayed in a studio setting on the front of this postcard, but the name of the studio is not given, nor do we know the names of the girl, her mother or her soldier–father. From the stripes and crown on his sleeves, we know that the soldier is a first-class staff sergeant; the details of his visible shoulder title are, however, illegible.

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A photograph of a British soldier and his family
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CONTRIBUTOR

The Army Children Archive

DATE

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LANGUAGE

eng

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1

INSTITUTION

Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

Type

Story

Language

eng
English

Country

Europe

DataProvider

Europeana 1914-1918

Provider

Europeana 1914-1918

DatasetName

2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

Language

mul

Agent

The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

Created

2019-09-11T08:10:24.928Z
2020-02-25T08:06:47.984Z
2020-02-25T08:06:47.985Z
2018-04-24 13:58:43 UTC
2018-04-24 13:59:17 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_21583

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