Pocket Gospel, WW2

Archive

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Royal Montreal Regiment Museum

Name/Title

Pocket Gospel, WW2

Entry/Object ID

2025.15.08

Scope and Content

Small red/orange coloured pocket gospel (The Gospel according to St John). Printed at the Cambridge University Press, these small religious prayer books were given to service people by the British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland in time of war.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Text, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The British and Foreign Bible Society in Canada and Newfoundland

Date(s) of Creation

1939 - 1945

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burton, Alexander