Last letter home of Sgt. H. Godfrey

Item

Title

Last letter home of Sgt. H. Godfrey

Identifier

8875.cpd

Creator

Abstract

Last letter home of Sgt. H. Godfrey, who was killed in action, 17th February 1917, and is buried in plot IX, row A, grave 2, Regina Trench Cemetery near Albert on the Somme.
With a short descriptive piece written by his nephew, Mr. A. Godfrey.


Editors Comment:
From Commonwealth War Graves Commission records:
Sgt. H D Godfrey, 51841, 11th Bn. Royal Fusiliers, age 21, was the son of Mrs. Martha W. Godfrey, of 59, Lime Walk, Highfield, Oxford.

Date

15th February 1917

Date Created

1917-02-15

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

number of pages

3

Contributor

Richard Marshall
Richard Marshall (Oxford Central Library Submission Day 10th March 2008)
Tony Godfrey

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford