This is the back of a postcard from Flo to her father Edward, one of several collected over some years. Edward Dearling was a chauffeur before he rejoined the Army in WW1. His brother, George, sometimes referred to as the ‘Blind Carrier’, lived in West Burton and, among his other claims to fame, had a reputation as a folk singer. In fact, there are eleven references to his traditional songs on the Sussex Traditions website, featuring information collected in 1907. Postcard texts often provide leads to unexpected quarters. 

Edward Dearling features in our Bury video