Postcard from William Ernest Foster
Item
Title
Postcard from William Ernest Foster
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Identifier
9002.cpd
Creator
Foster, William Ernest
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Abstract
Postcard depicting a German in a barrel, with the slogan 'If der Motor Machine Guns haf gone by, den I kan kom out'. Note that he mentions that his service overseas will be in 'Armoured Cars', 'Big motor cars' with steel all around: this is a reference to the first Tanks.
Pte. 200816 William Ernest Foster, D Coy. Heavy Section, Machine Gun Corps (later D Bn. Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps and 4th Bn. Tank Corps), served originally in the Machine Gun Corps (Motors).
Pte. 200816 William Ernest Foster, D Coy. Heavy Section, Machine Gun Corps (later D Bn. Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps and 4th Bn. Tank Corps), served originally in the Machine Gun Corps (Motors).
Date
12th March 1916
Date Created
1916-03-12
Source
Postcard
Medium
Card
Type
Postcard
number of pages
2
Contributor
Richard Marshall
Richard Marshall (Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008)
Helen Callister
Publisher
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford