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Celebrations at Briery Hill Boys School where a portrait of John Henry Williams, VC, is being held aloft, 17 June 1920

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The following entry was made in the log book of Briery Hill Boys School, Ebbw Vale, by the Headmaster, Mr F. G. Cooper:

'June 17th 1920
At 3.30 pm the important unveiling ceremony in the history of the school took place: (1) The Roll of Honour (2) The photograph of our VC - CSM J Williams (3) The photograph of the retiring Mayor, Councillor John Lewis, the old Headmaster of the School.'

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The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, Brecon
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Reproduced by permission of The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, Brecon
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The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, Brecon 2003
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GTJ11324
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18/2/2011
Date originally created:
17/6/1920
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