My brother and I went through some old documents and photos that my Mum had hoarded for many years and among them were two Christmas Cards that my grandad, after whom I was named, had sent home from the front in 1917. He was a medical orderly and he would have been 23 years old that Christmas.

Considering these are 105 years old they're in remarkable condition. The first card is embroidered with what seems to be fine wool.