Bible belonging to Rifleman Harry Green

Item

Title

Bible belonging to Rifleman Harry Green

Identifier

9086.cpd

Subject

Green, Harry William

Abstract

Bible sent to Rifleman Harry Green's mother either as a souvenir before leaving for France, or sent home after his death. Note the page marked with a sprig of flowers.

Editor's Comment:
'Active Service Testament 1916'. With pencilled owner's details.

Rifleman R/31363 Harry William Green, 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps (part of the 14th (Light) Division), the son of Walter H. and Mary E. Green, originally of King's Lynn, Norfolk, died of wounds 27th December 1916, age 19. He is buried in Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension.

Date

December 1916

Date Created

1916-12-01

Temporal Coverage

1916-12-31

Source

Folio

Medium

Paper

Type

Publication

number of pages

3

Contributor

Richard Marshall
Michael Davies

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford