Letter from Lord Lucan to Leonard Green's Parents

This letter, signed by the Earl of Lucan on behalf of the British Red Cross and Order of St John (Dept. for wounded and missing) contains an eye-witness account of Pte. Green's death by machine-gun fire at "Tretry" (probably "Tertry" which is on the Somme-Peronne front), and was received by his parents very shortly after the letter acknowledging that he was a P o W.

Editor's Comment:
Pte. 316448 Leonard E. Green, 1/5th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers, was reported Missing in Action on 23rd March 1918 and officially declared dead, twice, before his status as a Prisoner of War was confirmed.

本信件由卢坎伯爵代表英国红十字会（British Red Cross）与圣约翰救护机构（Order of St John，伤员与失踪人员处）签署，内含列兵（Private，Pte.）格林于“特雷特里（Tretry，大概率为索姆河-佩罗讷前线的泰尔特里Tertry）”遭机枪射杀身亡的目击者记述。该信件在其家属收到确认其为战俘（Prisoner of War，P o W）的信件后不久即被送达。
编者按：
编号316448的列兵伦纳德·E·格林，隶属于诺森伯兰燧发枪团第1/5营，于1918年3月23日被报告作战失踪，并先后两次被官方宣告死亡，直至其战俘身份得到确认。