Gnr. George "Harry" Briggs (medals, battlefield artefacts)
Item
Title
Gnr. George "Harry" Briggs (medals, battlefield artefacts)
Who?
Gunner George "Harry" Briggs, 830507, 27th Brigade, R.F.A.
Item(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.
Story
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.
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.
When?
1916-1918.
Where?
Kidderminster, Worcestershire and the Somme, France.
Contributor
Sara Jennings
Collection Day
Stourport-on-Severn Library, 10th November, 2018.
This item was submitted on March 16, 2019