WW1 Group, Cinema ,60th Artizan Works Coy, 135th Army Troops, R.E.

John Kingston from Pontypridd joined the R.E. in 1915 and ended up in France working as a what appears to be a ''Gofer'' for an officer who worked with cinema behind the front lines. Boulogne i believe is the area as that's the Depot that Kingston would purchase the goods needed, going by the four invoice's from the Expeditionary Forces Canteen found in the group. All invoices relate to items needed in working with cinema. There is no name to the Officer but he's attached to the 135th Army troops of the R.E.
Also found in the grouping are four photos of Kingston, two as a youth one with his company training using boats and one nice full length uniform shot of Kingston over in France. The bible is annotated to Kingston by his local Sunday school and dated 1915. The interesting early swastika good luck pendant and chain, silver Victorian coin, match safe and ribbon bar are also found among the photos and papers as are the small number of RE uniform buttons and small portrait of his son. An interesting little lot to a soldier who worked with a little known section of the British military during WW1, the use of early cinema during this time in France is only now coming to light.

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