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I have a postcard which was sent by a relative during the war.

Frustratingly it is difficult to read, but I am working on that problem.

The card was franked 24 September (year not known) at Norwich and has a halfpenny stamp

Can anyone enlighten me about what was going on around Norwich in the Great War, was their a camp?

And does anyone know anyone who has a knowledge of Great War postcards as this may give a clue to its year.

The postcard is a drawing of a table with bread, margarine, a knife and butter beans on it, with a plate of what looks like potatoes on it.

The verse says' A 4lb Loaf of War Time Bread, (Eat half a pound a day), Some Margarine, and Butter Beans. A'int Bad Grub anyway!

The postcard was issued by W & K. London E. C. Series No 4279. British Manufacture.

  • 8 years later...
Posted

So, I'd Googled on "Some margarine and butter beans" and this thread was the only hit.

Reason for Googling was that I'd come across a reproduction of the postcard in a local history publication. That dates it to 1917.

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