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Rifleman Harry Green's letter from France

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AuthorGreen, Harry William
TitleRifleman Harry Green's letter from France
NotesRifleman 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 DateDecember 1916
Creation placeBeaumetz Les Loges, France
File typeImage
Item sourceLeaf
Item mediumPaper
ContentLetter
CataloguerRichard Marshall
FilenameGWA_2759_7.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/4220