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A British lance corporal and his family.

There is nothing on either the front or the back of this postcard to indicate the names of the family of three in the photograph, or whose photographic studio they visited in order to pose for their group portrait. The photograph is not of the best quality, and smudges have apparently obscured both the baby’s left eye and his or her mother’s right eye. The single stripe on the baby’s soldier–father’s sleeve signals his lance-corporal status.
A photograph of a British soldier's family.

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The Army Children Archive

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eng

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1

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

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europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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Story

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eng
English

Country

Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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The Army Children Archive | europeana19141918:agent/b0832ad8d02ff5dc31543255daf157f5

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2019-09-11T08:30:32.009Z
2020-02-25T08:27:13.649Z
2014-09-16 16:54:29 UTC
2014-09-16 16:55:28 UTC

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INTERNET

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