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From left to right:

daughter, daughter, Caroline, mother, John, son, John , father, Nora daughter, daughter.

On the back of the postcard it is addressed to Annie, from L Seaward, and dated Aug 25th 1915.

The back of the photograph is annotated 'Officers of A Comp 12th (Lands End) Batt Home Guard.

Lieutenant John Farley is in the middle row, first left.

John was wounded twice in the First World War, once by shrapnel and once gassed. This picture shows him with a 'wound marker' on the epaulette of his right shoulder.

These soldiers are convalescing after having been wounded during the first world war. There is a nurse amongst the group, and various ranks, including a corporal standing back row first left.

John Farley is on the front row, reclining on the…

They are standing outside No 4 Trevarrack Row, Gulval.

For a large part of Nora's life she was a seamstress working in Sussex.

Jack, John, and Roger Farley. John is father to Jack and grandfather to Roger.

The photo was taken in Trevarrack Row.

The soldiers are posed for a formal photograph, arranged around a wooden and rope bridge, constructed as part of a training exercise, before being sent to France.
There is a banner which says '64 Party RBRE'.

The second image gives a full list of names of choir members with Canon Maddrell, and includes the pianist, secretary and conductor.
John Farley is siting in the third row, fourth from the left.

John Farley is sitting on the front row, second from the right.

This was taken in Gulval Methodist Chapel. John was choirmaster there for more than 50 years.

John was in the Home Guard during the Second World War.

See also FF.013

James married Elizabeth Williams, who was John Farley's sister in law.