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A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"I do go down this street every day to the post office it is a very long…

Market House at Night

Market House at night

A postcard from Fred Phillips' war album, assembled from postcards and photos he collected during his service in Palestine and Egypt during WW1.

On the back is written:
"This a very busy street and no military traffic is allowed through it.
I…

Market House at night

Presentation of flowers to a young woman finishing work at Penzance Telephone Exchange

The soldiers are posed for a formal photograph, arranged around a wooden and rope bridge, constructed as part of a training exercise, before being sent to France.
There is a banner which says '64 Party RBRE'.

Jack, John, and Roger Farley. John is father to Jack and grandfather to Roger.

The photo was taken in Trevarrack Row.

They are standing outside No 4 Trevarrack Row, Gulval.

For a large part of Nora's life she was a seamstress working in Sussex.

Two men talking at an event at the Telephone Exchange. The man on the right is looking at cards on a desk and the one on the right has a camera around his neck.

A caricature of a woman in traditional clothing accompanied by a tall, suited black man wearing a red fez and carrying a briefcase. Two men, one a sailor, one a Scotsman in a kilt look their way. The caption is "Step this way, miss". It is signed V.…

People gathered at a social event

Postcard of pink flowers with a quotation from the New Testament "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. John.6.37." It is part of the Valentine's Series by Souvenir Postcards.
It has no message or postmark.

These soldiers are convalescing after having been wounded during the first world war. There is a nurse amongst the group, and various ranks, including a corporal standing back row first left.

John Farley is on the front row, reclining on the…

John was wounded twice in the First World War, once by shrapnel and once gassed. This picture shows him with a 'wound marker' on the epaulette of his right shoulder.

Three people drinking wine at a social event at the Exchange. The man is Mr. Doug Stone.

The back of the photograph is annotated 'Officers of A Comp 12th (Lands End) Batt Home Guard.

Lieutenant John Farley is in the middle row, first left.

Image of a young boy and girl holding hands, possibly Hansel and Gretel, standing by a shrine. The boy is holding a basket of apples. The card is embossed and decorated with silver glitter with the caption "Glad thoughts".
It has no message or…

On the back of the postcard it is addressed to Annie, from L Seaward, and dated Aug 25th 1915.