A touring exhibition dedicated to six Nottinghamshire heroes of World War I is to visit Mansfield later this month, as the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War moves closer.

The Nottinghamshire County Council exhibition tells the stories of six courageous Nottinghamshire men who were awarded the Victoria Cross for their outstanding bravery during the Great War (1914-1918).

The Victoria Cross is the country’s highest military honour and is only awarded in the most exceptional circumstances.

The exhibition will visit Mansfield Library from 22nd to 26th October.

Those featured in the exhibition include Sapper William Hackett, who sacrificed his own life to stay with a stricken comrade as they tunnelled under no man’s land, flying-ace Captain Albert Ball, who was regarded as one of the great British pilots of the First World War and Sergeant William Johnson, who single-handedly charged at and captured two machine gun emplacements, despite being severely wounded

Visitors to Mansfield Library will be particularly interested in discovering more about local man, Lance Corporal Wilfrid Dolby Fuller, a former Mansfield Colliery miner who was awarded the Victoria Cross after capturing 50 enemy troops as they attempted to escape along a communications trench.

The exhibition also includes a replica Victoria Cross medal, information about other medals awarded for service during the Great War and a ‘There But Not There’ Tommy silhouette.