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Photograph of William Ernest Foster

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SubjectFoster, William Ernest
TitlePhotograph of William Ernest Foster
NotesPhotograph of Pte. William (Billy) Ernest Foster

Editor's Comment:
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).
This photograph was taken while Pte. Foster was serving in the Machine Gun Corps, with the distinction 'MMG', signifying 'Motor Machine Guns', added below the ordinary Corps capbadge of crossed Vickers machine guns. The 'L' in wreath on the lower left sleeve denotes proficiency with the Lewis machine gun.
Item DateOctober 1915 - 1916
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2076_DSC06078.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/3750