Postcard from William Ernest Foster
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| Author | Foster, William Ernest |
|---|---|
| Title | Postcard from William Ernest Foster |
| Notes | 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). |
| Item Date | 12th March 1916 |
| Creation place | Bisley Camp, England |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Postcard |
| Item medium | Card |
| Content | Postcard |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Richard Marshall (Norwich and Norfolk Millennium Library Submission Day 8th April 2008) |
| Contributed on the behalf of | Helen Callister |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/8990 |
