A small boy has been depicted solemnly standing to attention on the front of this postcard against a bright-red background. He wears a tropical topi, or pith helmet, and holds an unsheathed sword in one hand and a Union flag in the other. The caption beneath him reads, ‘WAITING FOR DADDY. / I MUST TAKE CARE OF MUMMY NOW!’. The artist’s name – Lawson Wood – can be seen level with the boy’s knees, on the left; ‘No. 2’ has been printed in the bottom right-hand corner. The printed information on the reverse tells us that it is part of the ‘“ST CLAIR” WAR SERIES’, ‘Printed in Great Britain’, and ‘Printed and Published by DOBSON, MOLLE & CO. LTD., Edinburgh and London’. Postally used, the postmark indicates that it was mailed in September 1915. The name and address of the recipient have been handwritten in violet ink: ‘Miss Sanger, / c/o Mrs Thos. Ellis, / Summer Hill, / Warbleton. Sussex.’. The message reads, ‘My dear Ena, / Many thanks for your postcard. Glad you are enjoying yourself & having nice weather. I don’t suppose you will want to come home will you. How do you like the little kitten. I expect you like being in the hayfield. Give my love to all & kiss the babies for me. With love & kisses from Ella.’. || A sentimental/patriotic British postcard || || Postcard || A British postcard entitled 'Waiting for Daddy.'.

A British sentimental postcard || Posed on the front of this postcard is a child dressed in nightclothes leaning against his or her mother, who is sitting at the end of a bed. A head-and-shoulders portrait of a British soldier has been inset above them. To the right is a verse headed ‘A Safe Return.’: ‘Those you leave behind you / Pray that you are well, / Let this card remind you, / In their thoughts you dwell. / Through all trials and dangers, / We will think of you, / And pray that you will soon return / To those who love you true.’. There is a message written in black ink on the back. It reads: ‘My dear Husband / Just to let you know we are still A.1. Charlie and me went to Hadleigh yesterday and they were all quite well will write and tell you all about it later. Am just going out writing this with Charlie on my lap. We are expecting Fanny & Jim down tonight till Saturday. George went to the Dardanelles on the 7th of August and was wounded on the 14th so he did not see all much active service. Well dear I will send you out something later on. I will see after I have paid for the barrows ?. Well I must say Goodnight darling so will close with fondest love from Adelaide & Charlie’. The printed details on the reverse include ‘All British Production’ and ‘Series No. 497-2’. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard

A British sentimental postcard || Entitled ‘From Daddy’s Boy’, this black-and-white postcard shows a boy dressed as a British army officer gazing into space. Inset in the left-hand corner is a head-and-shoulders portrait of a British soldier. The verse at the bottom reads: ‘Daddy though you’re far away, / I’m thinking of you, / And hope that you’ll soon come back to me, / And to those who love you true.’. The printed text on the reverse states ‘Printed entirely in England’ and ‘Series No. 91’. || || A British sentimental postcard || Front || Postcard