Rifleman Harry Green's letter from France
| Title |
Rifleman Harry Green's letter from France
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| Author |
Green, Harry William
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| Notes |
Rifleman Harry Green's only letter from France, to his mother Mary Green, living in Silvertown, East London. Written a few days before he was wounded.
Editor's Comment: Written on Y.M.C.A. headed notepaper: 'On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force'. 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. |
| Item date |
December 1916
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| Creation place |
Beaumetz Les Loges, France
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| Item source | |
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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| Filename |
GWA_2759_7.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Michael Davies
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Collection
Citation
“Rifleman Harry Green's letter from France,” by Green, Harry William. The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 9, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4220.
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