photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2018-09-9-2-9

Description

Portrait photograph of a soldier in uniform probably taken in a studio, Bombay, 1946. On the front someone has written ‘How nice’. On the back, the sitter has written: ‘To Pete. Wishing him everything that I wish for myself. Blondie Jones. Bombay, 1946’. The image was given to Peter Dale Edwards, who served with the Royal Signals and Royal Army Service Corps, and also the Combined Services Entertainment (CSE). From a collection of 52 photographs relating to the service of Peter Dale Edwards, Royal Signals, Royal Army Service Corps and Combined Service Entertainment, 1940-1948. They include portraits of Edwards and his friends, and images from CSE and Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) performances; associated with World War Two (1939-1945).