A British sentimental postcard

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A coloured WW1 patriotic postcard showing a illustration of a British soldier saying farewell to his wife and children on the platform of a railway station, he is holding and kissing his wife. The steam train has carriages with soldiers looking out at the scene, the wife and children are in contemporary clothes for the war years, the small boy is wearing a sailor suit.

At the bottom of the card is the caption:

God watch over you till we meet again.

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At the bottom of the card is the caption:

God watch over you till we meet again.

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May 24, 2018 10:39:58 Stella Watkin

A coloured WW1 patriotic postcard showing a illustration of a British soldier saying farewell to his wife and children on the platform of a railway station, he is holding and kissing his wife. The steam train has carriages with soldiers looking out at the scene, the wife and children are in contemporary clothes for the war years, the small boy is wearing a sailor suit.
At the bottom of the card is the caption:
God watch over you till we meet again.
May 24, 2018 10:36:49 Stella Watkin
A coloured WW1 patriotic postcard showing a illustration of a soldier saying farewell to his wife and children on the platform of a railway station, he is holding and kissing his wife. The steam train has carriages with soldiers looking out at the scene, the wife and children are in contemporary clothes for the war years, the small boy is wearing a sailor suit.
At the bottom of the card is the caption:
God watch over you till we meet again.
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May 24, 2018 10:34:43 Stella Watkin
A coloured WW1 patriotic postcard showing a illustration of a soldier saying farewell to his wife and children on the platform of a railway station. The steam train has carriages with soldiers looking out at the scene, the wife and children are in contemporary clothes for the war years, the boy is wearing a sailor suit.
At the bottom of the card is the caption:
God watch over you till we meet again.
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A postcard sent to a lover who is a soldier in WW1.
The only information about this postcard’s manufacture is typeset on the reverse: ‘Printed in England. CPC Series 39[?]5’. A small girl and boy have been depicted on the front, by an unknown artist, watching their soldier–father kiss their mother goodbye. Behind them is a train carrying military passengers, and another soldier stands on the platform. The caption below reads, ‘God watch over you till we meet again.’. There is a handwritten name and address on the back – ‘Miss Vi Appleby / Thomas St / Retford [in Nottinghamshire]’ – as well as a pencilled message: ‘Come over should be pleased to see you from Neddie’. The postmark is unclear, but may include the place name Bawtry, which was in the West Riding of Yorkshire during the First World War and lies in the vicinity of Retford.

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Source: http://europeana1914-1918.eu/...

Contributor: The Army Children Archive

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

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