A black-and-white version of the Union flag adorns the top of this postcard, below the legend ‘KEEP THE FLAG FLYING. / RIGHTS RESERVED’. Beneath it is printed a poem, or song, by ‘R. W. Phipps.’. Headed ‘Daddy’s Farewell.’, it reads: ‘A Steamer was waiting alongside the quay, / Some soldiers were going to war, / Friends and relations were saying farewell / To those they may never see more, / A soldier was parting from his little girl, / My dear old Dad said she– / The war will be over–the fight will be o’er, / Then you’ll return to me. // Chorus–Farewell Daddy, farewell dear, / Your little girl is brave Dad, / You need not fear, / And though we are sighing / And the clouds look black, / We shall be smiling Dad, / When you come back. // Night after night he would dream of his girl, / And bend his weeping head, / When all was silent, when all was at rest, / These are the words that he said ;– // Chorus–Farewell Daddy, etc. // The battle morn arriving, he shouted duty’s call, / Then forward like a soldier, and was the first to fall, / A comrade knelt beside him when he turned his head and smiled, / And talked about his baby and babbled like a child. // Chorus–Farewell Daddy, etc.’ The printed information on the back does not include the name of the postcard’s publisher. || A British sentimental postcard. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard headed 'Daddy's Farewell'.

A British sentimental postcard || Headed ‘From Daddy’s Boy’, the main part of this photograph depicts a boy dressed as a British army officer and his mother reading a newspaper together. The verse below reads, ‘Whether I’m playing or sitting still, / I think of you dear Dad, / And when you’re with us once again, / I shall be very glad.’. Inset above is a head-and-shoulders portrait of a British soldier, his eyes downcast. Typeset details on the reverse include ‘Series No. 92’ and ‘Printed in England.’. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard || Front

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