By arantxa 24 February , in Soldiers and their units. Not sure he ever had to put on a stamp or pay [though the Army might possibly have had to do so??? Further edit : Some news on St Auvergne, Queens Road, Cheltenham in - it looks like a rental property for a gentleman.
From my collection of street directories, this is from and shows it to be Mr. Childe Freeman. Third column 5th named house. I think that it is more likely a double-barrelled surname - you can see for instance that the IWM's LoWW1 list four officers called Childe-Freeman who served in the war.
But without provenance of the Field Service Postcard it would be foolish to rapidly jump to a conclusion that might be building a house of cards. Perhaps the OP can offer more on its provenance??? To return to the original post enquiry - No doubt likely the date requested was intended to reflect the British approach, and we still haven't an answer here yet, but Interesting to note that there appeared to be a varied approach depending on dominion countries.
In to New Zealand apparently did not require any form of 'postage stamp' [printed or physical] e. Yet in to Canada a two cent postage stamp appeared to be required to be physically affixed e. The adjutant met him in the support line. He decided to go over with his fifty men in support of the Middlesex. He blew his whistle and the company charged. They were stopped by machine gun fire before they had passed our own entanglements.
Freeman himself died, but of heart failure, as he stood on the parapet. During that first month of war, BEF troops were able to send letters home at a special rate of 1d one penny a letter β the usual rate from France to Britain was 2d two pennies or tuppence.
