A beautiful window- thanks for sharing this tribute to him

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Her son was the first British Army soldier to be killed in action during the Second World War, Corporal Thomas Priday of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry (1st Battalion). 4/4

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Victory, of course, had come at a cost — in lives lost, in psychological scars, and in emotional wounds. Pictured is Elizabeth Priday standing outside her cottage holding a framed drawing of her son’s makeshift grave in Luttange, France. 3/4

Dönitz and Jodl to Eisenhower's HQ to sign the unconditional surrender of the remnants of the Nazi regime to the Supreme Allied Command.
The Grand Admiral's baton is displayed at the museum - along with our Shropshire Soldiers' war stories. 2/4

Goat hair is very fine and is used by museums and galleries like ours to dust frames. As the hair is very fine, it can't remove embedded historic layers of dust. Infact, such dust becomes stuck to the object and removing it brings serious risk of damage as well as the loss of its 'memory'.

For the original story, you can check out our blog post at the link below 👇
www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/survived-by-...
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Thank you Joanne!

Organised by the Friends of the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum, the lecture will be held in Shrewsbury Castle's Circular Room. Tickets are FREE for Friends and £10 for non-friends. Tickets can be booked and paid for in advance at this link 👇
www.soldiersofshropshire.co.uk/product/talk...

Try your skills for £1 a go - card or coin - and let us know how you fared!
The simulator is wheelchair accessible. We suggest that smaller children will need adult supervision -
And for those sensitive to sudden noise, it does make a bang, but staff can reduce the volume on request!

Thank you! 😃