WW1 life-saving prayer book donated to Durham Light Infantry
A prayer book that saved the life of a World War One soldier from Consett in County Durham has been donated to the DLI Collection.
Durham Light Infantryman Tommy Crawford was injured when he charged a German trench and was bayoneted in the chest.
His life was saved by a cigarette case and a prayer book which were in his top pocket.
His son, Brian, who now lives in Thailand, has donated the book 36 years after his death.