Imagine carrying around a bunch of shrapnel in your leg for nearly 70 years 4


Imagine carrying around a bunch of shrapnel in your leg for nearly 70 years

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"Mr Brown told loved ones he still had a 'bullet' in his leg and asked his grandchildren not to sit on his knee because of the pain it caused. But when he died last week aged 94 his family had him cremated and were stunned when staff handed them back a big bag of shrapnel."

Weighty memento: war veteran’s secret revealed after his death – Telegraph
The family of a war hero only discovered the full weight of his bravery after his death when his cremation left behind a huge pile of shrapnel.

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