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Pictured: Poppy and card sent to Mrs Bowen from her husabnd, James, in circa 1915
A First World War battlefield poppy which a tragic Tommy sent to his wife before he was killed in action has been discovered a century later.
Private James Bowen, of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, picked the flower in the summer of 1915 in Northern France.
He put it in an envelope with an embroidered flowers postcard addressed 'to my darling wife, love to you from your loving husband'.
In September 1917, Pte Bowen, who boasted morale with his 'cheery' demeanour, was killed instantly by a shell during an attack.
His grieving widow, from Edgeley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, kept hold of the poppy, his campaign medals and the letter informing her of his death.
Pic: Hansons/BNPS
Pictured: Poppy and card sent to Mrs Bowen from her husabnd, James, in circa 1915
A First World War battlefield poppy which a tragic Tommy sent to his wife before he was killed in action has been discovered a century later.
Private James Bowen, of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, picked the flower in the summer of 1915 in Northern France.
He put it in an envelope with an embroidered flowers postcard addressed 'to my darling wife, love to you from your loving husband'.
In September 1917, Pte Bowen, who boasted morale with his 'cheery' demeanour, was killed instantly by a shell during an attack.
His grieving widow, from Edgeley, Stockport, Greater Manchester, kept hold of the poppy, his campaign medals and the letter informing her of his death.
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