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Badges of William Ernest Foster

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SubjectFoster, William Ernest
TitleBadges of William Ernest Foster
NotesLeft to Right: Tank Corps capbadge; Machine Gun Corps capbadge (the first Tank units were designated 'Heavy Section, Machine Gun Corps', and wore the capbadge of this Corps before the foundation of the Tank Corps in July 1917); 'TANKS' brass shoulder title.

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).
Item Date1916 - 1918
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourceArtifact
Item mediumMetal
ContentMultiple
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2079_DSC06082.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameRichard Marshall (Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008)
Contributed on the behalf ofHelen Callister
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/3753