: "NATIONAL RELIEF FUND." The card on the left was the first official National Relief Fund postcard from series 1 of the ‘authorised postcard’ series. It featured the Fund’s treasurer, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. The prince was eager to get into khaki as soon as possible and although eventually he did, he was never allowed anywhere near the battlefronts. Field Marshall Sir John French, a soldier of considerable battle experience, was featured on the card on the right. French was a veteran of several pre-1914 wars and was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914-15. He resigned after been criticised as indecisive and was appointed as C-in-C of Home Forces instead. The centre card carried a portrait of the popular Earl Roberts.
