DO you recognise this family?

The photograph was taken at a photographic studio in either Colchester’s High Street or St Botolph’s Street during the First World War.

The only other details which makes them recognisable is the father’s cap which was issued by the Royal Artillery and the photographer’s surname was Seaman.

It has been included in a gallery compiled by The Army Children Archive, which is part of the First World War Centenary Partnership, led by the Imperial War Museums.

The project collects, preserves and shares information about children who were born to soldiers serving in the armed forces between 1914 and 1918.

Founder Clare Gibson, who is a former army child and a historian, said the group had picked up the image from an online auction site.

She said: “The original images – postcards, photographs and ephemera – come from a variety of sources, and are then scanned before being posted at the rate of one a week per album.

“Said sources mainly include individuals' donations, postcard fairs, antique and second hand shops, anywhere where historical images tend to end up.

“From memory, this one ended up with The Arimy Children Archive via eBay.”

Director general of the Imperial War Museums Diane Lees said the project was important to everyone who had any connections to the First World War.

She said: “We are all connected to the First World War, either through our own family history, the heritage of our local communities, or because of its long-term impact on society and the world we live in today.

“The Army Children Archive is enabling people to understand the impact of the Great War on society today.”

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