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Photograph of Rifleman Harry Green K.R.R.C

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SubjectGreen, Harry William
TitlePhotograph of Rifleman Harry Green K.R.R.C
NotesR31363 Rifleman Harry Green, photograph taken on leave prior to embarkation for France in 1916. Note marksman badge and best civilian boots.

Editor's Comment:
Skill at arms badge of crossed rifles on lower left sleeve. Note also the black pressed-bone Rifle Corps buttons.

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 DateDecember 1916
Creation placeCanning Town, East London
File typeImage
Item sourcePhotograph
Item mediumPhotographic paper
ContentPhotograph
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2755_3.jpg
CopyrightThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
Digital repositoryThe Great War Archive, University of Oxford
Contributor NameMichael Davies
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4216