Description
Product ID: | 9781612004471 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Flag |
Subtitle: | The Story of Revd David Railton Mc and the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior |
Authors: | Author: Andrew Richards |
Page Count: | 304 |
Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Biography: religious and spiritual, Social and cultural history, First World War, Land forces and warfare, Military institutions, Biography: religious & spiritual, Social & cultural history, First World War, Land forces & warfare, Memorials & rolls of honour |
Description: | Select Guide Rating While a chaplain to British units on the Western Front, David Railton carried a flag that served as both altar cloth and shroud for the dead. Traumatised by his experiences, it was his idea to bring home an unidentified soldier to be buried in Westminster Abbey. |
Imprint Name: | Casemate Publishers |
Publisher Name: | Casemate Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-12-14 |