Photograph of Archibald Dickson wearing his cadet uniform and cap. © National Museums Scotland

Photograph of Archibald Dickson wearing his cadet uniform and cap, taken before joining the Royal Naval College, Osborne, aged 12. Professional studio portrait photographs were common reminders kept by families separated by war. These might be taken at home before people departed on active service, or were taken in photographers’ studios overseas, away from the front line, and sent home as postcar…