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Photograph of William Ernest Foster

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SubjectFoster, William Ernest
TitlePhotograph of William Ernest Foster
NotesEditor's Comment:
Group photograph of nurses and soldiers in hospital uniform ('Hospital Blues'). Pte. Foster was wounded by a shell in the left forearm and abdomen, and admitted to hospital on 10th August 1918.

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 DateAugust 1918 - 1925
Creation placeUnknown
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
Page1 of 2
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2080_DSC06084.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/3754