This is a postcard signed by the person illustrated.
Sergt J F Franklin a comedian of Gamecocks Concert Party,British Expeditionary Force and dated 10 March 1918
The concert parties filled a variety of functions. The inclusion of some sketches clearly gave the troops a platform on which their grievances about food, conditions, sergeants, and officers were aired; they provided a safety-valve for a shared and sympathetic grumble. The theatre could aid recovery, claimed the doctors, and it brought some colour into the lives of the troops and reminded them of home.
