[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a group of unidentified wounded Australian soldiers, was sent by a soldier to his mother, during the era of the First World War (1914-1918). The postcard is undated.]
Dear Mother
[Front of postcard]
[Photo of a group of wounded Australian soldiers, outside.]
[Handwritten text]
Yours
Wally
[Reverse of postcard]
[Handwritten text]
Dear Mother,
Just a P.C. we chaps had taken the other day so as to let you folk at home see how we were getting along.
I was up in the city again this week and saw Tommy for a while in the Strand. I also saw the King and Queen going across to open Parliament with ever so many other well known people.
There is really no news. I expect to be leaving on Sunday so ought to be able to give you my address shortly.
[No identifying information about the manufacturer was included on the postcard.]
Source:
Original document
Editor’s notes:
Dimensions (approximate): 133 mm. (width), 88 mm. (height).
The writer of this postcard is believed to be Walter Frank Rose, of the 5th Field Artillery Brigade, born in South Brisbane (Queensland).
See: 1) “Private Walter Frank Rose”, Australian War Memorial
2) “Walter Frank Rose”, Discovering Anzacs
See also another postcard from Walter Frank Rose.
P.C. = an abbreviation of “post card”
Wally = a diminutive form of “Wallace” or “Walter”
[Editor: For ease of reading, the original text has been separated into paragraphs, and punctuation has been inserted as deemed appropriate.]
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