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Bible that Saved Soldier’s Life by Blocking German Bullet for Sale
The pocket Bible, still marked by a bullet hole, is expected to fetch about £1,200, auctioneer Hansons said.
- A WWI British soldier's Bible that saved Private John William Webb's life by deflecting a bullet heads to auction on May 27 at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, expected to fetch approximately £1,200.
- On October 24, 1918, Private Webb carried the Bible in his tunic pocket during his battalion's assault on the German-held French town of Vendegies near Cambrai, encountering sustained machine-gun fire.
- The regulation-issue book intercepted the bullet at page 685, halting its lethal trajectory. Webb survived and served until 1919, eventually returning to Gloucestershire where he lived until March 1963 at age 85.
- Militaria expert Matt Crowson noted such pocket-sized New Testaments were known as 'soldiers' Bibles,' often prized as lucky talismans and designed to fit into a uniform pocket.
- The current owner acquired the Bible 20 years ago from an elderly collector not believed connected to Webb; the sacred text with its bullet hole plainly visible will now be sold.
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The 'Soldiers Bible' that saved a WWI soldier's life is set for auction
The Bible, which stopped a bullet aimed at Private John William Webb's chest during World War One, will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers and is expected to fetch around £1,200 when it is sold on May 27
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Bible that saved soldier’s life by blocking Germarn bullet for sale
This Bible saved the life of a WWI British soldier by stopping a bullet aimed at his chest. (Hansons Auctioneers via SWNS) By Ed Chatterton A Bible that stopped a bullet and saved the life of a WWI British soldier could make thousands at auction after coming to light 108 years on. Private John William Webb was carrying the Bible in his tunic pocket when he faced an avalanche of machine gun fire in France in 1918. But the regulation-issue book, w…
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