Portrait of German soldier Hellmut Heinsen age 18, dressing Wandsbecker Husaren uniform. Emigrated to Chile after the war. || When I realized the man at this portrait was my grandfather I was really shocked. I used to think it was just the portrait of an unknown soldier because my father thought it could be confusing for a little child to be told that her grandpa had been in a war and maybe killed people. So he decided not to tell us the real story until we were mature enough to understand that when living in Hamburg he reported voluntarily to the German Army to fight for his country, Germany. He was sent to the eastern front and spent about two years in the hard war of trenches. He was an officer of the traditional and old “Wandsbecker Husaren” Regiment that fought even at Waterloo battle . My father is a very peacefull person as I'm sure my grandfather also was. His name was Hellmut Heinsen and after the war he decided to leave Germany and came to Chile in a ship. He became an important and respected man in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso. As my father told me, he never talked about his days in the war. Maybe because it was too hard for him to remember. At the moment this photo was taken, he was abt. 18 years old.

A British sentimental postcard || The main scene portrayed on the front of this postcard shows a small boy sitting at a table in a dark, firelit room, seemingly composing a letter. The text to the left and above him reads: ‘To my Soldier Daddy. / Mother says you’re very brave / Of course I know that’s true, / I wonder if when I grow up / I’ll be half as brave as you.’. Inset to the right is a head-and-shoulders portrait of a British soldier. The printed details on the back are faded, but include ‘THE MILTON POST CARD.’ and ‘The Milton Firelight Series No. 112, Woolstone Bros., London W?C’. || || Postcard || A British sentimental postcard

Using a pencil, the sender of this postcard altered its title from ‘“My Soldier Lad”’ to ‘“My Soldier Dad”’, as he did the ‘lad’ in the first line of the verse below, which reads, ‘I long to see my soldier l/dad, / In putties and in khaki clothes; / With smile that makes my heart so glad, / And armed just as this picture shows.’. The photograph above shows a girl with her arms around a soldier, whose cap badge is probably that of the Essex Regiment. The message on the reverse reads, ‘My Dear Evelyn I hope you are quite well and I am much better. I hope you had a good time at the ?. I should very much liked to have been with you but I hope to see you next Sat ?. From your loving xxx Dad xxx’. He addressed the postcard to ‘Miss E. Anker? / No. 9 Park Lane / Whittlesea Whittlesey / Cambs’. The printed information on the reverse includes the following text: ‘Printed in England.’, ‘“I Love a Lassie.” / Raphael Tuck & Sons’ “Photogravure” Postcard No.4286. / ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN.’, ‘TUCK’S POST CARD’ and ‘CARTE POSTALE’. || A British sentimental postcard. || || A British sentimental postcard || Postcard