A real photographic postcard || The family pictured on the front of this real photographic postcard comprises a small boy, holding a ball on a string; his mother; and his soldier–father. The single chevron on the soldier’s upper right-hand sleeve proclaims his rank as a corporal. The three chevrons on his lower right-hand sleeve are overseas service stripes, signifying three years’ service overseas after 31 December 1914. He also appears to have a medal ribbon above his left-hand breast pocket. The name and address of the studio that produced this photograph is printed on the reverse: ‘Parker Herbert, 63 London Rd., Derby in Derbyshire, & 32 New Buildings, Hinckley in Leicester’. Handwritten on the right is a note presumably identifying the boy’s parents: ‘Hink & Mrs Hinkley. / Derby. / (Crumb) /. || || Front || Lance Corporal Hinkley and his family || Photograph

The printed details on the reverse of this real photographic postcard tell us that the family pictured on the front visited ‘The Ideal Studios, 514-516 Oxford St., W. London’ in order to be photographed. Seated in a chair, a young mother supports a baby on her lap. Standing to the right is the army child’s father. The two stripes on his left sleeve tell us that he is a corporal, and the badge above them signifies that he is a Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) medical orderly. || A real photographic postcard || || Photograph || A photograph of a British corporal and his family

A small girl sits at the centre of this real photographic postcard flanked by her parents. The single stripe on her soldier–father’s sleeve tells us that he is a lance corporal and he wears a bandolier; the details of his shoulder title are unclear. The rings on her mother’s left hand are notable. There is a message written in black ink on the reverse. It reads, ‘Dear Doris / Just a card to wish you all a Merry Xmas & a Happy & peaceful New Year. / With love, Gladys’. || A real photographic postcard || || A British lance corporal and his wife and daughter || Photograph || Front