 Blown to the floor by an exploding shell in the centre of the village of St. Jean, Second Lieutenant Harvey Frost, looked down at his feet to be greeted by the face of Jesus Christ.
“Head of “Christus” from the way-side Calvary at the entrance to the churchyard at St Jean. This fragment was found lying in the middle of the road after the bombardment during the Gas Attack of December 19th 1915” The small plaster head of christ, which has been blown from its roadside position, was picked up by Frost who put it into his pocket and kept it with him as a good luck charm for the remainder of his war service. Frost would later to transfer to No. 5 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, and was later shot down by the famous German ace, Max Immelmann, who later presented him with a souvenir pipe which is also displayed in the Suffolk Regiment Museum. Comments are closed.
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Welcome to our online 'chronicle' that charted the history of the many battalions of the Suffolk Regiment throughout their service during the Great War.
This record is now closed, but we have retained all our original posts here for you to search through and in the fullness of time, we hope to add to it as and where new stories come to light. It was at times, a challenging but rewarding endeavour which has helped many people in their research of the Regiment. If you know the specific month of an action of the Regiment, you can search for it in the list below: Archives
February 2025
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