Bert Bissell MBE - mountain climber and peace campaigner

Bert Bissell MBE, 1902?1998, was a mountain climber and peace campaigner. Mr Bissell led a pilgrimage from the Dudley Bible Class to the summit of Ben Nevis on VJ Day in 1945. Ther he constructed a Peace Cairn'. In later years the was the centre of some controversy. The expedition from Dudley to Fort William was repeated for some 50 years. Bert's peace messages have been taken to the top of the highest mountains all over the world. One was taken to the moon

Bert Bissell Cairn Campaigner Climber Dudley Message Mountaineer

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