A piece of the forelock of a British Army horse who was killed during the First World War and saved for decades by the man who loved him has gone on public display. William Simpson, from Home Farm, in Calverhall, Shropshire, donated the piece of hair to what is now the Soldiers of Shropshire Museum, 70 years ago. With it was a signed note that reads: “‘Forelock of my Troop Horse, killed 6 Oct 1915”. A spokesperson for the museum said it is possible the horse, killed on home service, was originally his own, and taken on for military service. William did the same with his horse, cutting the forelock from its head, a tender, intimate place, to grieve and remember.