Postcards ; Photos ; Letters and envelopes || My grandmother Annie O'Connor (married name Ashe), received a number of letters between 1915-1919 from friends, brothers and her future husband. 2 letters from a William Elbourne came from the trenches in 1915 and 1916. The one from 1915 mentions about people in a war hospital and that he had not heard from his family in a long time. He also mention that his family had been mistakenly sent papers saying that he had been killed and that he had to correct this. He also reports of a zeppelin dropping iron in his yard. He may have lived in England. Annie was from Dublin but her family may have been from England. Another item is a postcard from 1919 from a W.E., which may have been from William Elbourne too and suggests he survived the war. Thomas Ashe was a Dragoon Guard and married Annie. There aren't many letters from him to Annie. His number may have been No. 8356 perhaps as a signallers. I'm not sure of the regiment. Annie received a mix of postcards from different senders. Some talked about the weather and one asks about bringing girls over from Blighty. One postcard is in shorthand. Some are addressed to Ada, Annie's sister. The postcard from Calais is likely from William. || || Letter || Home Front || A. O'Connor || Women || Envelope of letter from W. Elbourne to A. O'Connor || || Letter from Will (William) Elbourne to Annie O'Connor || English || Will (William) Elbourne || Letter || Português || || Letter || Will (William) Elbourne || Letter from Will (William) Elbourne to Annie O'Connor || || Letter || Will (William Elbourne) || Letter from Will to Annie O'Connor || Will likely William Elbourne || Women || Trench Life || || Postcards to Annie O'Connor || Women || Home Front || Annie O'Connor || Postcard || || Postcard || Some blank. Calais postcard most likely from William Elbourne. || Home Front || Postcards to Annie and Ada O'Connor || Women || Front || || Trench Life || Back || Postcards to Annie and Ada O'Connor || Some blank. Calais postcard most likely from William Elbourne. || Women || Postcard

A real photographic postcard. || The difference in colour between the soldier’s tunic and putties in the charming scene presented by this real photographic postcard is striking. Otherwise, there is nothing of note to observe about his uniform. He is surrounded by five youngsters, no doubt his children. The sole noteworthy printed detail on the reverse of the postcard is the code ‘G. / F. 7.’. || || A real photographic postcard showing a British soldier and five children || Photograph

This is a photo postcard that I bought in Hungerford, Berkshire from a postcard/photo dealer. Unfortunately there are no names on the reverse to identify who the people are but the photographer was F. & G. Beales, High Street, Boston. The photo depicts a typical family photograph taken at the time of WWI where the father in uniform is posing with his wife and daughter. He is most likely about to be posted abroad and could well have taken one copy as a souvenir and another was left at home with the family in a prominent place, to remind them of him. || photo postcard || || Boston, Lincolnshire || Family photo