A British patriotic and sentimental postcard || Pictured on the front of this postcard by an unknown artist is a boy dressed as a British soldier holding his dog. The scene is headed ‘Waiting for Daddy’s Return’. The printed text on the reverse states ‘“National” Series. / Trade Mark / M. & L., Ltd., G / 765’. The postcard has been addressed in black ink to ‘Master Graham Hamilton ? Sharp. / No 4 The Triangle / North Kensington / London / W.10’. Dated ‘30/6/17’, the message reads: ‘ Hope you are well & happy. Mamy ? misses her little Darling very much today. We are having very wet weather at Romford & so cold. The next sentence is illegible. With lots of love & a big kiss from Mamy / X Graham / X Ronnie.’. || || A British sentimental and patriotic postcard || Postcard || Front

Photographs: John Cooney; John Cooney British War Medal; 1914-15 Star - Patrick Condon; British War Medal - Patrick Condon; Victory Medal - Patrick Condon; Death plaque - Patrick Condon; || John Cooney fought in WW1. He worked as a farm labourer and was always hardy. He didn't have any disabilities from the war. He never married, died in 1970 and is buried in Taghmon with his sister. Patrick Condon died on 29 March 1918 of wounds received a few days before. He was 25 years old and had served from the beginning of the war and been wounded on three previous occasions. He is buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. His brother, John Condon survived. He had been taken prisoner after the Battle of Mons. He was wounded but lived to be a good age and walked miles for his job as a cattle drover. I worked with him when I was a boy for a few shillings. He was a great character, full of yarns, but never talked about the war. John got medals in the war but surprisingly lost them but kept his deceased brother Patrick's medals safe. Before John Condon passed away he gave Patrick's medals to John Cooney for safe keeping, probably because he was a trusted brother in arms. John Cooney trusted my father with both sets of medals (his own and Patrick Cooney's) and when my father died he passed them to me for safe keeping. || || 52.3229838,-6.654669900000044 || John Cooney || Photograph || Remembrance || John Cooney in later years || || John Cooney's British War Medal || Remembrance || British War Medal - John Cooney || Medal || || British War Medal - John Cooney, reverse || Remembrance || Medal || British War Medal, reverse - John Cooney || || Medal || Patrick Condon's war medals || Patrick Condon's medals || Remembrance || || Patrick Condon's 1914-15 Star || Medal || Remembrance || || Medal || Patrick Condon's 1914-15 Star, reverse || Remembrance || || Patrick Condon's British War Medal || Remembrance || Medal || || Remembrance || Medal || Patrick Condon's British War Medal, reverse || || Remembrance || Patrick Condon's Victory Medal || Medal || || Remembrance || Medal || Patrick Condon's Victory Medal, reverse || || Medal || Patrick Condon's Death Plaque || Remembrance

A British sentimental postcard. || This black-and-white postcard depicts a small girl gazing at the framed photograph that she holds before her, while her mother places a loving arm around her. Some knitting lies on the table. An inset photograph of soldier is shown apparently gazing down on the pair. The following verse, headed ‘A loving message.’, has been printed above the mother’s head, and reads, ‘We think of you so often, / For you we always pray, / And you’re always in our thoughts / Although you’re far away.’ ‘All British Production’, ‘Series No 486-5’ and ‘PRINTED IN ENGLAND’ appear on the back of the postcard. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard entitled 'A loving message'.