Postcard dating

[emeraldcity]

The song referenced on the back is from 1927 but I'm not sure if it was written on at a later date?

[Neale1961]

Bringing this up the board a bit to see if someone can help.

They look to be on board a ship, somewhere cold. Are you able to make out the words across the top of the cap?

[emeraldcity]

Bringing this up the board a bit to see if someone can help.

They look to be on board a ship, somewhere cold. Are you able to make out to words across the top of the cap?

I thought it might say Venus?

[Tin man]

Yes, cap tally looks like Venus / Ventis / Ventia.

[hoobaloo]

Resized a section but still can't read the cap letters, John.

[Keybob]

Venus history does not seem to fit but Vectis may.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vectis_(D51)

[tonepad]

Resized a section but still can't read the cap letters, John.

The cap tally bow appears to be over the nose and should be over the left ear if worn correctly. Therefore the ship's name has more letters than "Vectis".

Cap tally bow over left ear:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/boy-1st-class-john-jack-travers-cornwell-vc


Tony

[emeraldcity]

Thanks to everyone who's given this some thought. Shame the photo isn't a bit more sharp!

[Tin man]

One last thought, the back end of the gun looks like a BL 6-inch Mk7 Naval gun which was fitted to the insect class gunboats in WW1. One of them served in Arkangel, Northern Russia in 1919 during the Russian civil war, named HMS MANTIS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect-class_gunboat