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Stunning Remembrance Day mural appears on side of house in Greater Manchester

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A Victoria Cross recipient has been memorialised in his home town as part of a stunning Remembrance Day mural. Alfred Wilkinson was awarded the prestigious honour for his bravery during the Battle of the Selle, in the First World War.

In 2018, a statue of the Leigh-born soldier was erected on the green at Pennington Wharf and he has now been painted on the side of a house in Twist Lane. READ MORE : Greater Manchester remembers - Communities come together to honour the fallen Street artists Kelzo and Evan Barlow spent almost two weeks completing the artwork, in time for Remembrance Day.

Local councillor John Harding, who represents the Atherleigh Ward, told the Manchester Evening News: "It's brought the town together and had a fantastic

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