A British sentimental postcard || A verse has been printed in the top left-hand corner of this postcard. Headed ‘Thoughts of Daddy.’, it reads: ‘I think of you dear Daddy / Through all the long, long days, / And for your quick & safe return / Your little Girlie prays.’. Inset to the right is a head-and-shoulders portrait of an absorbed-looking British soldier. In the main scene below, the soldier’s wife sits by a table on which stands a photograph. She holds her mending in her hands, but is staring into space, towards the soldier’s photograph. Their daughter sits on the floor, apparently reading to the doll that she is cradling. The printed information on the reverse includes: ‘All British Production / Series no 704-2’. || || Front || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard

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'.

The head-and-shoulders portrait of a British soldier has been inserted in the top left-hand corner of this postcard, apparently looking up at the verse that appears in the top right-hand corner. Headed ‘Always in our thoughts’, it reads: ‘Though to-day we’re parted, / We think of you always, / And for you’re sic quick and safe return, / Your loved ones ever pray.’. The posed scene below comprises a small girl seated on a table, next to a photograph of a British soldier, her arms slung around her mother’s neck as they apparently read a letter. The printed information on the reverse states, ‘All British Production / Series No 496.1’. Postally used, the postmark tells us that it was sent from Chester on 28 September 1915, while the message, written in black ink, informs us that it was written by Ada Cooper, the ‘sincere friend’ of the addressee, whose name and address are given as ‘Mrs V. Lockley / 251 Bergholt Road / Colchester Essex’. || A British sentimental postcard || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard