The flag : The story of Revd David Railton MC and the tomb of the Unknown Warrior /

by Richards, Andrew.

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BookPublisher: Oxford : Casemate, 2017Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781612004471 (hbk.) :; 1612004474 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5478 RICSubject(s): Railton, David | World War, 1914-1918 -- Chaplains | World War, 1914-1918 -- Unknown military personnel, British | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: 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.

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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.

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