A “WAR SOUVENIR.”
Eighteen years after being shot, John Williams, of Old Colwyn, is only now feeling the effects of the bullet that lodged in his chest over the heart. For years he has carried on his work as a painter and decorator without feeling the slightest inconvenience. In fact, he had almost forgotten the existence of the bullet in his chest until, a few weeks ago, he felt it moving. X-ray photograhs taken at the local hospital clearly show the bullet and its recent movement, but the doctors are agreed that it will have to say in Williams’ chest. Williams, who served all through the war with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, -was wounded shortly after the Gallipoli landing at Suvla Bay. Now, temporarily confined to bed, his only worry is that the bullet should make him ill after 18 years and keep him from his work.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 946, 16 December 1933, Page 32 (Supplement)
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147A “WAR SOUVENIR.” Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 946, 16 December 1933, Page 32 (Supplement)
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