Thursday 28 July 2011

Japanese Sword Going Home

The family of the late Lieutenant Colonel William “Bill” Weightman paid an emotional farewell to the sword taken from Major General Shozaburo Iino before being shipped to the descendants of the officer he had taken it from at the end of the Second World War.

Full story.The Northern Echo

 Mr Nakayama explains the efforts to locat the family 2011 ©JAttle-5

Maj. Lawton,Mrs Weightman,Mr Daly,Mr Nakayama and Mr Storey 2011 ©JAttle-28

Sword Detail 2011 ©JAttle-49

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