posted on 2024-01-15, 08:59authored byLest We Forget Project Team
George "Harry" Briggs was born in Cookley near Kidderminster on the 1st December, 1894.
He enlisted in his home town in 1916 joining the Royal Field Artillery. He later transferred into the 27th Brigade, R. F. A. and was killed in action during the Spring Offensive of 1918 on the 27th March.
George is remembered on the walls of the Pozieres Memorial in France.
Although not a member of the Roman Catholic Church, he carried a rosary whilst serving.
History
Name of contributor(s)
Sara Jennings
Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to
Gunner George "Harry" Briggs, 830507, 27th Brigade, R.F.A.
Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place
1916-1918
Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place
Kidderminster, Worcestershire and the Somme, France.
Object(s)
British War and Victory medals and medal receipt document, article from the Kidderminster Shuttle, barbed wire and shrapnel from the Somme battlefields, and rosary.