The King's message of sympathy, sent to Leonard Green's parents
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The King's message of sympathy, sent to Leonard Green's parents
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Subject |
Green, Leonard E.
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Notes |
This was the official message of sympathy received by all bereaved families. Despite earlier hopeful signs that their son was alive, it must have come as a devastating blow since if the King thinks you're dead it's likely to be true since, among others, it's him you're fighting for!
Editor's Comment: Pte. 316448 Leonard E. Green, 1/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, was reported Missing in Action on 23rd March 1918 and officially declared dead, twice, before his status as a Prisoner of War was confirmed. |
Item date |
19th September 1918
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Creation place |
Buckingham Palace
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Filename |
GWA_3579_IMG_0584.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Digital repository | |
Contributor name |
Dr Roger Green
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Collection
Citation
“The King's message of sympathy, sent to Leonard Green's parents,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4966.
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