New Testament of Edward Watson
Title |
New Testament of Edward Watson
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Subject |
Watson, Edward Ernest
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Notes |
John Porter's great uncle (brother of his maternal grandfather) was Serjeant 2110 Edward Ernest Watson, 1/4th (Royal Fusiliers) Bn. London Regiment. He was killed on the Somme on 9th September 1916 and his name is on the Thiepval Memorial.
This was his pocket New Testament. Editor's Comment: New Testament: 'The Soldier's | "Quiet Moments" Bible | Reading | in the New Testament.' (London: Army Scripture Readers Society). The pencilled inscription suggests that Sjt. Watson served for a time in the 2/4th Bn. of the same regiment. The 1/4th Bn., as part of 56th (London) Division, were taking part in the Battle of Ginchy, the fifth phase of the Battle of the Somme. |
Item date |
August 1914 - September 1916
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Creation place |
Unknown
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
3
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Alun Edwards (Powys Archives submissions day)
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Contributed on the behalf of |
John Porter
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Collection
Citation
“New Testament of Edward Watson,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 2, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/document/9319.
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