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53657: Rifleman Harry Green. CCS letter to mother.

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Letter to Rifleman Harry Green's mother. From the Sister In Charge at 37th Casualty Clearing Station, Avesnes Le Comte. Informing Mary Green that her son had been mortally wounded and was not expected to live.

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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.

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Subject

Green, Harry William

Date

27th December 1916

Date Created

27/12/1916

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Michael Davies

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The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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