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I found this postcard on the internet, it shows a small French boy dressed as a Turco (?) with a selection of toy soldiers and a cannon , interestingly it also has the reverse side with the message , it was posted on the 6th December 1914 - unfortunately my French is of the 'Del Boy*' variety so I can't translate it .
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*Only Fools and Horses - BBC sitcom character.
The hand writing is as bad, if not worse, than mine, but basically :
ReplyDelete"Dear father, I sent you this card to tell you scribble and picture. I scribble that you are in good health scribble for me I am going scribble the moment in which scribble thank well well my aunt for the scribble that she sent us scribble I'll embrace her well when these times scribbleMister scribbled name that I love/like. Gaston Durand"
Thanks for the translation, I wonder what happened to Gaston ?
ReplyDeleteAnother great picture Tony! This young fellow certainly won his war game in a convincing manner!!
ReplyDeleteYes interesting figures
DeleteThey look like Bon Dufour composition figures. A French concern that produced toy soldiers in the early 1900's.
DeleteThanks for the info on the figures
DeleteGiven the date, as poignant as it is charming.
ReplyDeleteYes very significant date , makes you wonder what happened to him.
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