A studio photograph of a family of five. || Stamped on the back of this photograph are the details of the photographic studio that produced it: ‘CAMPBELL GRAY, PHOTO 88 EDGWARE ROAD, W’ in west London. The number ‘90172’ is also stamped on the back, alongside the letters ‘BB’ written in pencil. There are no further clues that would help us to identify this family of five, or the soldier–father’s military unit. || || London || A British soldier's family of five photographed in west London. || Photograph

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.

This photograph shows three army children with their soldier–father and their bespectacled mother, who is wearing a distinctive, patterned blouse and whose wedding ring is visible on her ring finger. Neither the family nor the photographer’s studio in which they posed for their picture is identified on the reverse of the photographic postcard. || A British photographic postcard. || || A photograph of a British soldier's family of five. || Photograph