posted on 2024-06-05, 18:09authored byTheir Finest Hour Project Team
I have my father's lucky rupee. It saved his life in Burma during the Second World War. A bullet - one of many fired at him by a Japanese soldier - pierced his shirt pocket, went through a cigarette tin, a Bible, and was then stopped by a rupee coin resting at the bottom. If it had not been there the bullet would have entered his heart.
History
Item list and details
Small coin, polished smooth by wear
Person the story/items relate to
Sgt A J Stanyard RA
Person who shared the story/items
Matt Stanyard
Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor
My father
Type of submission
Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.