‘“Good Bye / Take care of the children.” / Greetings from Cromhall in Gloucestershire’ is the legend accompanying the illustration, by Dudley Buxton, on the front of this postcard. It depicts a small boy dressed as a British soldier kissing a little girl farewell, his rifle having knocked over a stuffed toy. The printed information on the back tells us that the postcard is part of ‘The Classic Series’; of ‘All British’ manufacture’; and that it is entitled ‘Juvenile Defenders’, further details being ‘221’ / ‘The Classic All British Series / No. 21 ? / Published by W. N. Sharpe Ltd., Bradford, & London.’ A franked halfpenny stamp tells us that the postcard was processed at Cromhall at 6pm on 3 August 1917, while a handwritten message, written in black ink, tells us that it was sent to ‘Miss L. Merrett / Mobley / Berkeley / Glos’ from ‘Gwen’, whose address is given as ‘Post Office / Cromhall / Glos’. || || Postcard || A British postcard sending 'Greetings from Cromhall'.

Five children posed with their parents for this family portrait. The smallest child was moving a little when the shutter fell, despite the steadying hand of his or her soldier–father, whose cap badge is indistinct. His other hand rests on the shoulder of his morose-looking wife. ‘Cissie’ has been written in pencil on the reverse of this real photographic postcard, but neither the family’s surname nor the name of the photographer’s studio that they visited is given. || A real photographic postcard || || A photograph of a British soldier and his family || Photograph

A postcard sent to a child. || The handwritten message on the back of this postcard was written in French on Wednesday 6 October 1915 to ‘Mon cher mignon’ (‘My dear darling’). The writer continues, ‘Je t’envoie deux petits enfants aussi gentils que toi; c’est même peut-être toi et Nenette, par example’ (‘I am sending you two little children just as nice as you; perhaps the same as you and Nenette, for example’). The remainder of the message is reassuring, and sends loving greetings to the young recipient and ‘ta maman’ (‘your mother’). The image on the front was drawn by A A Nash, and the caption reads, ‘FROM ARMS TO ARMS. L’ANGLETERRE APPELLE SES ENFANTS.’ (‘FROM ARMS TO ARMS. ENGLAND CALLS ITS CHILDREN’.) The printed information on the reverse states, ‘Inter-Art Co., Red Lion Square, London, W.C. / “BRITISH” Series. / No. 895. / British Manufacture.’ || || A postcard sent to a child in 1915 || English || Postcard