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BATTALION OFFICERS

The officer whom Leslie Frost remembers was Major J. R. Frost who also held the rank of Captain in the Territorial Army. In the 1941 Register no officer named Shaw is listed in the 5th Shropshire Battalion although there was a 2/Lt. L.H. Shaw recorded as a member of the 1st Battn. This may be the same gentleman who was transferred into the 5th after February 1941 or the Shaw at Blockleys was possibly a senior NCO. Leslie is himself not mentioned as clearly his promotion came at a later date.

Other senior officers in the 5th in 1941 were the C.O., Lt. Col. F.H.L. Oldham, DSO; and Majors A.W. Foster, MC, R.D. Newill, J.W. Brown and J. Simpson. A total of 52 officers are listed as members of the 5th Battn. and amongst them are no doubt many surnames which still resonate in Wellington; they include a 2/Lt. A.R. Blockley and Lt. Lander. And beyond these men stand many hundreds of NCOs and Other Ranks all giving freely of their time between June 1940 and December 1944.

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ALLAN J. FROST

Allan Frost is a well-known local historian who specialises in the history of Wellington. He has a number of fascinating books to his credit. Those currently available include the following:

The Chad Valley Wrekin Toy Works & Noah Frost's Bakery Row (£3.50)
The Wellington Sanitary Steam Laundry (£4.00)
Donnington and Muxton (£9.99)
Priorslee Remembered (£3.95)
Limited Edition Wellington pubs map (£5.00)
How to Organise (and Win!) Car Treasure Hunts (£5.00)
The Story of Barbers, established 1848 (£4.00)
*Death & Disaster in Victorian Telford + Barbers Archives (£8.00)
*Chronicles of the Myth & Magic Collection 1989 to 1999 (£5.00)
    Wellington 1940 - 1959
    Wellington in 1960

(* both are computer pdf files CDs: require free Adobe Reader software)

All these books are available direct from Allan Frost at the prices indicated, including postage, which represent significant discounts on their High Street prices. For further information including an order form please contact him as follows:

  by post:    Allan Frost, 1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford TF2 9RE,                                                          Shropshire, U.K.
  by email:    please click here

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