Ephemera of the Day 17 May: Second Army Thanksgiving Service

[Michael Dobbs]

My ephemera of the day is the third (and I think final) item connected with VE Day - it is a booklet for the Second Army Thanksgiving Service on conclusion of the campaign in North West Europe.  It shows the cover, inside front cover and the next page.  The rest of the booklet was made up of hymns, psalms, lessons and prayers, etc.

I initially thought that the formation designations given on the front were printed, until I realised I had another copy at home which did not have these designations and then saw a date (3rd June 1945) and initials inside - very neat handwriting!  I feel sure that the date of the Thanksgiving Service was in fact 3rd June 1945.

Mike  :)

[Chris Grimshaw]

Nice item,  Mike

Never seen anything like that before.

Chris