leigh kitchen Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 Postcards depicting "Englands Defenders" & allies, I will post photos & update with text later."Let 'em All Come!"
leigh kitchen Posted February 13, 2007 Author Posted February 13, 2007 Don't Be Alarmed We're on guard at Hounslow.Many of this sort of card were produced for local appeal - the same card but with different place names or unit titles inserted.
leigh kitchen Posted February 13, 2007 Author Posted February 13, 2007 "Wait And See!"A British Guardsman & his French, Belgian, Japanese & Russian allies.
Paul R Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 Thanks for sharing those great post cards! I especailly like the last two with the Allies!Paul
Tony Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 Here are two I have.Posted to Martyn, Christmas 1914
Tony Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 and this one sent to Master Stebbings of 9 Astwood Mews, South Kensington by his auntie Jo on 31.12.15
Paul R Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 Very nice! I really like the type of color used to bring these to life!
deptfordboy Posted February 13, 2007 Posted February 13, 2007 Nice postcards! Here is my example, similar to Leigh's but made out to the Royal West Kents. Interestingly, it's postally used by a RWK man writing home who describes his unit being woken in the middle of the night to try and shoot down the perpetrators of the German air raid (planes) on Sittingbourne in Kent. Gilbert
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 Nice postcards! Here is my example, similar to Leigh's but made out to the Royal West Kents. Interestingly, it's postally used by a RWK man writing home who describes his unit being woken in the middle of the night to try and shoot down the perpetrators of the German air raid (planes) on Sittingbourne in Kent. GilbertGreat - that's the sort of thing that makes these cards so much more ineteresting to me than pristine unposted ones.I have a couple of postcards from the same series as the "Bravo! Territorials" one:
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 "England's Defenders" - just look at the "Bravo! Territorials" card above & you can see where the inspiration for the squaddie - in fact the whole card - in this one.Unlike the "HB London" ones it has no embossing to the design & of course no real photograph applied to the centre. "Made In England" & posted on 19th July 1916 to "8505 Pte. R. W. Scott, 3rd Glos School of Signallers, Belvedere Camp, Strood, Kent", from his sister Mrs A Hathway. She reports that "Bill is in the pink".
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 England Expects"No manufacturers details on the back, just ""Real Photo Post Card, Printed in England"
deptfordboy Posted February 14, 2007 Posted February 14, 2007 Glad you agree Leigh. A lot of the ones I have collected came from Ebay, and I always resist asking whether they have anything written on the back - that way I get a nice suprise if there is a historically significant message or something that ties it to one of the units I collect. Of course, by doing this I also don't alert other RWK collectors lurking on the Bay, which would drive the price upwards! Gilbert
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 "Now Britain's tars have got a Chance...........With Russia, Belgium and France......." In this portrayal Jack's British, not English, & the allies are getting a mention.Presumably produced, like the other "United We Stand" type cards shown so far, prior to America's entry into the war as they don't get a mention
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 "Forward!"Looks like an army officer or possibly a cavalry or yeomanry man - sword, stohwasser gaiters, spurs etc - a bit of a mishmash
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 A Royal Navy "Let 'Em All Come!"No manufacturers marks.
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 "Did you say "German Ocean?""Jarrolds Series 1 British Navy", posted July 1915.
leigh kitchen Posted February 14, 2007 Author Posted February 14, 2007 "It's A Long, Long Way To Tipperary""Printed and Published by DOBSON, MOLLE & CO. LTD., Edinburgh and London"."Love from Daddy to Lillias"
Tony Posted February 20, 2007 Posted February 20, 2007 This isn't from a postcard, it's a type of certificate given to Florrie Smale on Empire Day in 1916, who:has helped to send some comfort to the brave Sailors & Soldiers of the British Empire who are fighting to uphold Honour, Freedom and Justice A little girl giving the boys in khaki and navy blue all the support she can.
leigh kitchen Posted November 19, 2009 Author Posted November 19, 2009 A card by A. Barrett, published by Samuels Ltd, Post Card Dept, Strand, London & smilar to the card shown in post no.1. Posted in London, December 1916 to an address in Sussex.
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