Unknown Soldier

Description

A Soviet sailor's photograph found inside a Russian-language Bible at a church in Glasgow used by Russian and Eastern European communities during the war. The photograph shows a young man in Soviet Navy uniform. Written on the back in Russian: "Remember me." No name or other identifying information. The Bible may have belonged to an Arctic convoy sailor.

In Russian

Фотография советского моряка, найденная в русскоязычной Библии в церкви Глазго. На обороте по-русски написано: «Помни обо мне». Библия могла принадлежать моряку Арктических конвоев.