A British soldier's family of five.
A real photographic postcard.
Although we don’t know where these three children and their parents were photographed, or their names, we can discern a little about their soldier–father from two visual clues. Firstly, the two stripes on his left sleeve tell us that he was a corporal when this photograph was taken. And, secondly, the badge on the seated boy’s left lapel appears to be that of the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, suggesting that this was the unit in which his father was serving.
Photograph
A photograph of a British soldier's family.
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
-
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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