First postcard from training camp, sent by Jack Morten

Item

Title

First postcard from training camp, sent by Jack Morten

Identifier

9234.cpd

Creator

Morten, John Clarke

Abstract

Sent from the training camp just before the battalion set out for Southampton en route for the Sudan.

Ediror's Comment:
Postcard with caption: 'Ready, Eye Ready! For Defence of Hearth and Home'. White Ensign, cruiser, Royal Navy Rating.

Pte. 2393 John Clarke Morten, 1/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment, was commissioned Second Lieutenant and later attached to the Royal Air Force.

Date

4th September 1914

Date Created

1914-09-04

Source

Postcard

Medium

Card

Type

Postcard

number of pages

2

Contributor

Richard Marshall
Sheila Morten

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford