It is my painful duty to inform you that a report has been received from the War Office notifying the death of:
(No.) 1285 (Rank) Pte.
(Name) Percival (Percy) Green
(Regiment) 17th Infantry Brigade
which occurred in Belgium, Ypres Salient
on the 25th May 1915
This report is to the effect that he was killed in action.
By His Majesty's I am to forward the enclosed message of sympathy from their Their Gracious Majesties the King and Queen. I am at the same time to express the regret of the Army Council at the soldier's death in his Country's service.
I am to add that any information that will be received as to the soldier's burial will be communicated to you in due course.
I am,
Madam,
Your obedient Servant.
Officer in charge of Records.
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Historical Fiction1914 The Great War had just begun and two British newlyweds exchange letters as the conflict escalates on the Western front; one of them on land, the other in the trenches. They share tenderness, compassion and comfort. [an epistolary novel]
