Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP meeting Pierre Godefroid of the Free French Navy after his escape from the German SS

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (4th right) and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (3rd right) at the launch at the Town Hall of the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) 'War-time Fund' appeal

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (2nd left) and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (1st right) at a concert in the City Hall given by the London Philharmonic Orchestra for Sheffield school children

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (3rd left) at the 'Bombed Churches' exhibition in the Nether Congregational Chapel, Norfolk Street by pupils of the Sheffield College of Arts and Crafts

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (2nd left), Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (2nd right), Mr Fred Marshall MP and Mrs Fred Marshall (1st right) at the opening of the 'Re-Building Britain' exhibition, Graves Art Gallery, Surrey Street

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (5th left, front row), Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (3rd left, front row) entertain Polish apprentices attached to the Polish Air Force to tea at the Town Hall, Pinstone Street

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (2nd left), Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (2nd right) and Major General [Richard] Gale (taking the salute) when airborne troops marched past the Town Hall, Pinstone Street

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP (2nd left, front row) and Major General [Richard] Gale (3rd left, front row) during the visit of Airborne Forces to Sheffield

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall (right) review a march past of soldiers outside the Town Hall during the visit of Airborne Forces to Sheffield

Lord Mayor, Councillor Samuel Hartley Marshall JP and the Lady Mayoress, Mrs Marshall visiting wounded servicemen at the Fleur De Lys canteen