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Historical Note – Postcard of Warburg Barracks

Reusable Block Serial ID: HIST-BLK_1940-08-01-a-01
Title: Historical Note – Postcard of Warburg Barracks
Sequential Number: 1
Reference to the SELECT Type: Historical Block Sequence Number: 1
Record Name: HIST-BLK_1940-08-01-a-01_Postcard of Warburg Barracks
Created: 2023/03/24 02:22
Last Modified: 2026/02/24 14:32
Permalink: hist-blk-1940-08-01-a-01
Record Author: Admin Three


Content:

This artifact is a postcard of Warburg Barracks, Aldershot, England, annotated by Harry William Manchester to indicate the barracks he was assigned to as living quarters, circa August 1940.

Annotation on reverse: “Entrance to our barracks. The red cross (x) on the end of one building indicates the building We’re in.

 

Barracks at Aldershot England
Annotation on reverse:
“Entrance to our barracks. The red cross (x) on the end of one building indicates the building We’re in.”
Barracks at Aldershot England
Annotation on reverse:
“Entrance to our barracks. The red cross (x) on the end of one building indicates the building We’re in.”

 


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Source: The Editors of HarryManchester.com
Source Note(s):

The postcard is believed to have been mailed circa August 1940, and as such, its base identifier is arbitrarily set to 1940-08-01.

The postcard does not contain addressing information, and was probably enclosed with a letter under separate posting, date unknown.

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