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Reverse of the previous postcard, addressed to Clara Harding of Ladysmith Road, Gloucester from her husband E Harding.
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Watercolour postcard with the silhouette of two soldiers behind sandbags. This card was one of six cards sent from ‘Frank’ to his mother who lived at Kilburn Lane, Queens Park, London.
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Watercolour postcard with the silhouette of a soldier
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The reverse of the previous card. The postcard has the stamps of the Censor and Army postal service. The sender, Frank, has also written ‘on active service’ at the top which was used instead of a postage stamp. It seems his mother has started a postcard collection. This popular hobby began soon after the introduction of the postcard in 1869
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The third card from the first ‘Tommy Sketches’ series, In Training. Illustrated by Fergus H E Mackain
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Reverse of the previous postcard. Sent from a father to his daughter Billie Watts who lived on the High Street, Cheltenham. Mr Watts has also written ‘on active service’ at the top which was used instead of a postage stamp.
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The sixth card from the first ‘Tommy Sketches’ series, In Training. Illustrated by Fergus H E Mackain
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The ninth card from the third ‘Tommy Sketches’ series, Up the Line. Illustrated by Fergus H E Mackain
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The second card from the fourth ‘Tommy Sketches’ series, Out on Rest. Illustrated by Fergus H E Mackain
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A silk embroidered postcard with a design of the badge of the Gloucestershire Regiment.
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A silk embroidered postcard made in France. The front of the postcard is made from two strips of silk to make an envelope. The small card would then be put inside.
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A silk embroidered postcard showing a flag made up of the main allied countries Britain, France Italy and Russia (using the yellow imperial flag)
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The execution of the Red Cross nurse Edith Cavell became a huge source of propaganda for the Allies. This postcard shows a German soldier standing over the body of the nurse as the firing squad behind look away
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The reverse of the postcard giving a false account of the death of Edith Cavell, showing her as a weak woman who faints after being led to the firing ground and the squad refusing to fire upon her. A German officer then shoots her in the head
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A French postcard showing the destruction of the area of Ablain St Nazaire. The image shows the remains of the Town Hall.
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The community of Bus-les-Artois, an area in the Somme
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