Inventarnummer
200308.1.3
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Beschreibung
A silk tie in RE colours owned by Sgt W.H. Foster RE. Sgt Foster was a member of the wireless section RE and was in South Africa, West Africa and East Africa during WWI. He served first in West Africa and witnessed the destruction of the "Konigsburg" and the death of the celebrated hunter Frederick Courtney Selous before moving to East Africa. After the war Sgt Foster attended a reunion dinner in London where the German Commander in East Africa, Von Lettow-Vorbeck, was present along with General Smuts. It is probable that he wore the tie during this dinner. He and another man were allowed to move between two table as the only ones who hade served in both East and West Africa.
Entstehungsort
London, UK
Datum
1915 - 1918
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