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‘Greetings Sincere from Daddy’s Boy.’

The central image on the front of this postcard depicts a boy writing a letter, with a photograph of a British soldier in front of him. The scene is headed ‘Greetings Sincere from Daddy’s Boy’. The verse below reads, ‘A happy Christmas to my Dad, / Wherever he may be; / I wish that I might come to him, / And sit upon his knee, / And hear him tell with joy and pride / Of English bravery.’. ‘Bamforth (Copyright)’ appears to the left, and ‘Madeleine St Clair’ to the right. The postcard has been addressed in blue ink to ‘315.269 / Gnr Gunner A E Kirby / 1/1, Wessex Hants / RGA Royal Garrison Artillery / BEF British Expeditionary Force / France’. The message alongside reads, ‘Dear Dad / Just a card to wish you a Very Happy Xmas / from your loving son Arthur’. The printed details include ‘Bamforth & Co., Ltd., Publishers Holmfirth (England) and New York / “XMAS GREETINGS” Series No. 5011 Printed in England.’.
A British sentimental postcard

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The Army Children Archive

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eng

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Creator

Madeleine St Clair

Source

UGC

Contributor

europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

Type

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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Albert E Kirby | europeana19141918:agent/417c6e047d9e53555405154deead5d4c
Arthur | europeana19141918:agent/8c1a1c792607cfeb53d1d51b905511a6
The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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2019-09-11T08:24:27.786Z
2020-02-25T08:28:25.373Z
2017-12-26 11:35:29 UTC
2017-12-26 11:36:23 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_21514

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