[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of an Australian soldier, is from the era of the First World War (1914-1918). The postcard is undated.]
[Front of postcard]
[Description: Photograph of an Australian soldier; posed for the camera, sitting in a chair.]
[Reverse of postcard]
POST CARD
[The details of the manufacturer or seller (stamped):]
W. Churchill
The ‘Good Luck’ Studio
East Street
Wareham
Source:
Original document
Editor’s notes:
Dimensions (approximate): 89 mm. (width), 135 mm. (height).
A wound stripe can be seen on the lower right arm of the soldier.
Wareham = a town in Dorset (England), located on the River Frome, south-west of the coastal town of Poole
wound stripe = a stripe awarded to military personnel who have been wounded in combat; wound stripes were worn by Australian soldiers on their left arm
See: 1) “Wound stripe”, Wikipedia
2) “WWI Wound Stripe”, Foxhole Medals
3) “Badges for special qualifications including wounds, long service etc”, Digger History
4) “Wound stripes”, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
5) “Stigmata: Military Insignia and the Recognition of Wounded Combatants during the Great War”, World War I Centenary: Continuations and Beginnings [includes a photo of an Australian soldier with a wound stripe]
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