The family of a World War II veteran have found out just how injured he was after about 6oz (170g) of shrapnel was found following his cremation.
Ronald Brown, who died last week aged 94, was injured in an explosion while serving in France in August 1944.
Medics left the shrapnel in his left leg as it was near an artery and thought it was safer.
His family said his only complaint about his injury was when he asked children not to sit on his knee.
If you look carefully at what is in the pile, it suggests that it's a conjob by the crematorium staff. They've just swept up any debris left in the oven. Did they use Phillip's head screws in WW2? I've never seen any. A lot of the other material looks like clips and fittings from the coffin. One bit even looks like part of a bulldog clip. It's hard to image that bundle of wire being left in the leg. Most of it would have been possible to remove. If there was a bullet, it surely would have melted in the fire.
Kerry
