A British soldier's family of four photographed in northern England
A photographic postcard of a British soldier's family of four.
Printed on the back of this photographic postcard, beneath a company logo – ‘Van Ralty / Postcard’ – is the following information: ‘STUDIOS – Manchester. Liverpool. Sheffield / Nottingham. Oldham. Bolton. &c. &c.’. The two children who posed with their parents for the picture on the front therefore visited a photographer’s studio in northern England in order to have this family photograph taken. The small girl holds a ball, while her older brother rests his hand on their soldier–father’s right arm. The three stripes on his left arm, and the field-gun badge above them, signifies that their father is a sergeant in the Royal Artillery. (A shoulder title, indicating whether he was serving in the Royal Field Artillery (RFA), Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) or Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) is not discernable.)
A photograph of a British soldier's family of four.
Photograph
CONTRIBUTOR
The Army Children Archive
DATE
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LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
1
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
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