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I had many Greek issue No.4 rifles that were surplused by the Greek Reserve Army. Some had the name and address of the soldier to whom issued on the same little paper stickers attached to the buttstocks. I had a waitress in a Greek restaurant translate one for me.
"Do not separate from rifle", ...Oh, I had a laugh!
The label is the man's name:
1st line: Apostolou [surname]
2nd line: Achilleus [Achilles -- given name]
3rd line: Kokkinotis [native of Kokkina]
Kokkina is a Turkish-occupied enclave town on the NW coast of Cyprus. Most likely, this Bren came from Cyprus.