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Detail of a wooden marker in the shape of a Star of David used as a temporary grave marker for a Jewish soldier during the World War I

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Detail of a WW1 Jewish Temporary Grave Marker

Detail of a wooden marker in the shape of a Star of David used as a temporary grave marker for a Jewish soldier during the First World War. The inscription punched on metal strips reads: ‘Capt E C Simon 5th Lancashire Fusiliers 17th August 1915’

Image: © Manchester Jewish Museum