A First World War printed postcard form issued by the Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.) to notify the next of kin upon a soldier’s return to Canada. The card is printed in black ink on beige cardstock and filled in with brown ink handwriting. It records the arrival of Private W.P. Turnbull, Regimental No. 257325, returning with the 211th Battalion.
The form, titled M.F.W. 157, instructed that it be “posted immediately on arrival at first Canadian port.” It includes printed options for “treatment,” “duty,” “discharge,” or “furlough,” of which furlough is underlined, indicating the soldier was returning on leave.
A circular postal stamp dated 1919 confirms official mailing. The document reflects the administrative care and communication protocols of the Canadian military during the demobilization period following the end of the First World War.