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 || Although we don’t know in which studio this British corporal and his family were photographed, or their family name, we do know the baby’s first name and age, as well as the date when the photograph was taken, thanks to a handwritten note on the back: ‘4th March. 1918 / Sheila 6 months old.’. || || A photograph of a British corporal and his wife and daughter || Photograph

From an album of old postcards sent by a nurse, Margaret Ripley, to her mother back in England. As far as I can tell (corrections and additions welcome) this reads: 11.4.15 Had a lovely walk yesterday afternoon along the sands & again after tea along road & found a garden with daffs & bluebells all growing on the grass among trees!! The roads and canals would be quite pretty but most of the trees are cut down. The guns sounded very near it is strange how clearly from the sea they carry sound. Love Mar || For more details of the story behind this album see www.flickr.com/photos/whatsthatpicture/sets/7215762769463...