22nd June 1900 Shrewsbury Chronicle

A SOLDIER'S RETURN TO WHITCHURCH. HIS MARVELLOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH The return home from Whitchurch of Private George Hughes, 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, late on Tuesday night, was the occasion of a hearty demonstration. The Volunteer Band proceeded to the station, and very soon a large crowd had collected, which greatly increased on the subsequent march through the town. The band played various patriotic airs, and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed, which even a hearty thunderstor...
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