£100
WWI Interest - a collection of First World War effects relating to 2330 Rifleman H. Lister of the 12th Battalion Rifle Brigade - including a twelve-page handwritten diary detailing some of his service, including details of his enlistment, training, a particularly gruelling encounter which Germans in which he was shot through the hand. Also included is a framed photograph of Lister (believed) and two related family photographs of a First World War soldier, a framed display featuring a 'report of gallant conduct' '...for continuously carrying messages under heavy rifle and shell fire near Guillemont,' and a later WW2 Home Guard certificate for the 'good service rendered.' A handwritten poem believed to have been written by Lister is also included, possibly for his Brother, that ends 'God Bless you Bertie and bring you back in peace and safety, 3.9.14 'H''. A period paper WW1 map ' The German Offensive Of The Somme 1918' is also included.
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