A COMRADE'S RAZOR
Search For c Relative 6/2296. W. T. Tanjmey. Geraldine south CaneThury. writes: "TSarly fa 1916 in France d«riß|r -a borobaTdmem >f our line? two of my mates wer< rounded, namely. Joe Orr and Ben 3eworth. After the two wounded were ■eaiov-ed on stretchers. Prank Ma.i» rod myself opened their kits and too* hax-jre of the most important part oi i -soldier's equipment after his pan. * rood razor. I had Bert Oleworth's kit md 1 took his razor. Prank Tklaize took toe Grr», tire idea being to hand these »aek when oar comrades rejoined the •attalion. However. Bert Oleworth diec >f his "wounds and I kept his rajsor. "I «till have it, and if any relative >f Bert's "reads this I will he pleased o forward the rasor after all these.yearsPerhaps the 3JSUA. may be able *t Tame «one TeJatire. The trxot is "marked in the blade, "thusCant— : Bßeat, and am of opinion that it was a 'present o die soldier. If Ron Brown reads this would like to hew of him."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 153, 29 June 1940, Page 5 (Supplement)
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