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| Keywords: Fred C Palmer Wounded Soldiers WWI near Herne Bay.jpg Postcard photo of wounded soldiers during World War I The location would be in the Herne Bay or Canterbury area They wear puttees and spurs The photographer was Fred C Palmer of Tower Studio Herne Bay Kent but the card just says Fred C Palmer Herne Bay Palmer died in 1941 The soldiers based closest to Palmer's studio in 1914-1918 were The Buffs East Kent Regiment which raised nine battalions in World War I Today the Buffs are amalgamated into the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment ;Points of interest The regiment has not yet been identified The soldier on the left has his right leg in a splint or caliper The man on the right is sitting awkwardly possibly indicating a wound in his back Border The remaining border of this image is important for researchers of this photographer Some photographers trimmed their images more than others and Palmer has a reputation for producing smaller postcards than other early 20th century UK photographers He took his own photos developed them in-house onto postcard-backed photographic paper and trimmed them himself It is worth adding that during hand-developing the border is actively masked with equipment which both crops the picture and causes the white frame or border to appear on the paper This frame is part of the design and is one of the reasons why the quality of Palmer's work is so interesting and why there is an article and category for him on English Wiki Researchers need to see exactly where the edge of the postcard is Thank you for taking the time to read this Scan of original postcard in my possession 1914 - 1918 Fred C Palmer died 1941 out of copyright PD-old-70-1923 Fred C Palmer of Herne Bay World War I forces of Britain Soldiers of the United Kingdom | ||||
