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Book, British and Foreign Bible Society, NEW TESTAMENT POCKET BIBLE, 1939

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Ronald Leslie Gregory (R/22961) served in the Australian Royal Navy. Born 5th August 1921, he enlisted on the 7th March 1939, and served on the HMAS Kuttabul II. He was discharged in 1948.

The bible forms part of a collection of Ronald Leslie's belongings that were donated to the Lara RSL in 2006.

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Royal blue New Testament pocket sized.

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Presented by 'The British and Foreign Bible Society'. New South Wales Auxillary. To members of the Navy and Air Force volunteering for Active Service in defence of the British Empire.

Name: Ronald L. Gregory
REverand A. W. Stuart B. A. General Secretary
Sydney 1940

[name: unable to be read]

Chaplain
H.M.A.S. Australia

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Identifier

712.4

Date made

1939

Place made

146 Queen Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom

Creator

British and Foreign Bible Society

Materials

paper, card

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