Historical information

.1) - .6) & .8) These seven cards are from J.H. Robertson No. 4895, enlisted 20/09/1915 aged 25 years, embarked with 15th Reinforcements 6th Bn on 07/03/1916, transfers to the 59th Bn. Discharged medically unfit in 1918.
The cards are all addressed to "Violet" and signed off "Jack".
.3) dated 29.8.1916
.4) dated 7.12.17
,7) This card is from "Bert to Violet" dated May 1916, and is possibly from Violet's brother.
Robertson was married to "Sarah". No other information re "Violet". She could have been a friend or even a daughter.

Physical description

.1) Post Card, silk, colour, Rising Sun, flags and shields.
.2) Post Card, silk, colour, basket of flowers with "Fondest Love" in light blue.
.3) Post Card, silk, colour, with pocket, shows flags and flowers, inside pocket small card with "Greetings from France".
.4) Post Card, silk, colour with Rising Sun,flag and "Honour to Australia" in light blue.
.5) Post Card, colour showing 8 flags, under "With all Good Wishes from Wareham".
.6) Post Card, colour with flowers over a horse shoe, at the top "Best Birthday Wishes", at the bottom a small four line poem re birthday.
.7) Post Card, black & white showing roses down one side, flags and ships at top. Main heading at top "Goodbye to my Dear Sister". Under a poem re leaving England for France.
.8) Card, folding, colour, front has gold Rising Sun at top, bottom xmas decoration with "From one of the Australian Expeditionary Force". Inside a small poem and then xmas wishes.

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