A soldiers bible dated 21/7/17 || I found this bible about 15 years ago, an old gentleman had passed away in the home I worked in, the family took away what they wanted and everything else was to be disposed of, on clearing the room I found this bible but couldn't throw it away. I would love to be able to find any relatives who are out there and return it to them. The name on the back page is not the name of the gentleman who passed away so I don't know how it came into his possession.

Private Kerin Kelly 24476 Kerin was an ordinary boy, nothing remarkable, born in the City of Dublin, Ireland in 1892. Due to the untimely death of his own father he returned to Blessington Co Wicklow to work on his grandparents farm. He was the first in the village to buy a new bicycle! He was very proud of this, because he would not have to use the pony and trap, and the freedom it gave him was beyond price. He enlisted in the Royal Dublin Fusilers in January 1915 and was part of the Pan-Expedition to France in 1916. His death was told in family circles and although not fully officially written, we understand that he had volunteered to retrieve the bodies of his comrades who had died on the battlefield, were he himself was shot and eventually succumbed to his wounds. Pvt Kerin Kelly left behind a wife Mary and two young children Thomas and Mary. I was the first member of the family to visit the Bois Corre cemetry La Passe France since 1916. This journey was a lifetime wish to honour my grandfather memory. James T Kelly Ex RAF Dublin Grandson Pvt Kerin Kelly Born 1892 Dec 23rd, Died 5th of July 1916 The Somme France Married 1914 to Mary Kelly Nee Sherlock Son Tom Kelly and Daughter Mary Kelly || Enlistment form on joining. Scans of original death notices, Commemoration Scrolls & Medal. Photograph of kerin and original wooden cross. Current Photographs graveyard visit Total scanned documents 19pcs

New Testament pocket bible picked up by Frederick James Wonson on the Amiens Front August 10th 1918 (Name in bible is Philip A Chapman of 6th Blackwatch, Oudenarde Camp, Bridge of Earn, June 4th 1915). || Front