‘I Discovered My Family’s Wartime Secrets’

David Hough knew that his father and grandfather had been put to the test in the world wars. His research has laid their ghosts to rest, says Claire Vaughan… although an uncanny incident suggests otherwise

I needed to findout the things that my father was reluctant to share

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At 7.30am on 1 July 1916, British forces who’d been engaged in a week-long artillery bombardment of German trenches near the River Somme in northern France were preparing to launch a huge surprise attack. According to the Imperial War Museums’ website...

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