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Pictures from the Past - April 15

Welcome to this week's collection of nostalgia photos from the pages of the Shropshire Star.

Published Apr 21, 2017

This is the Easter passing out parade of the Infantry Junior Leaders' Battalion at Park Hall, Oswestry, in April 1966. It took on a literal meaning, as at least 25 soldiers passed out. Commanding the battalion of junior soldiers was 18-year-old Junior Regimental Sergeant Major John Grindley, of Belvidere Paddock. Unable to stand the severe cold, boy after boy collapsed and had to be carried from the parade ground.

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