Military Bibles: There were over 40 million Bibles, Testaments and prayer books distributed by the British and Foreign Bible Society in the First World War.
Most military Bibles and Testaments are small – the smaller the better, with many printed-on India paper to keep them lightweight and suitable for carrying in pockets and knapsacks.
Canadian Content: Each year, the Canadian Bible Society (CBS) provides thousands of Bibles to Canadians in uniform. The cover of these special Bibles matches the uniform pattern and the size is such that the Bible fits in a uniform pocket.
Since the Second World War, the Canadian Bible Society has supplied to date an estimated 1,000,000+ Bibles to members of the Canadian Forces with support and partnership with Military Chaplains. In 1914 CBS began distributing the Scriptures to Canadian soldiers. By the end of 2WW, 434,000 New Testaments were distributed to the Canadian military in 18 different languages.