Prayer book of John Laybourne (1)

Payer book: 'A Form of Prayer to be Used at Open-Air Services [Authorised by the Chaplain-General...] Supplied for the Public Service' (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1915). With ink and pencilled inscription by John Laybourne. Private 28761 John Charles Laybourne, 'C' Coy. 19th (Service) Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers, having been discharged as medically unfit for further service, 14th April 1916, joined the Royal Flying Corps in 1917 (there is a discrepancy in the dates given by his paperwork, which suggest 1918) as an Aircraftsman Second Class (service no. 185738), and later served abroad with the Royal Air Force.

祈祷书：《户外公共礼拜专用祈祷仪式规程》[经牧师总监授权……]，伦敦：基督教知识促进会（Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge），1915年。书中留有约翰·莱伯恩（John Laybourne）的墨水及铅笔手书批注。列兵约翰·查尔斯·莱伯恩（John Charles Laybourne），服役编号28761，隶属于皇家威尔士燧发枪团（Royal Welsh Fusiliers）第19（志愿）营C连。他于1916年4月14日因身体不适无法继续服役而退伍，1917年加入皇家飞行军团（Royal Flying Corps），其服役档案记载的入伍日期存在出入，部分文件显示为1918年，当时他的军衔为二级航空兵（Aircraftsman Second Class），服役编号185738，其后随皇家空军（Royal Air Force）赴海外服役。