those who served
those who served
Jon Pope
S3E4 "My great uncle's Military Medal..." Private James Blower, MM. 1st KSLI
15 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2024 at 7:00 pm.
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On 18th September 1916, a unit of the 1st battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry formed part of an attack on the Quadrilateral, a heavily defended trench system, north-west of Morval on The Somme. For one Private James Blower, MM, of Shrewsbury, the Battle of Flers-Courcelette would be his final action.