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Radio Somerset,20 mins

War Stories: Ben's Granddad's poems

Ben McGrail

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Ben McGrail tells the story of his Granddad's Second World War. Norman Somerton spent much of the war in Burma and his story is told through the poems he wrote at the time. Thank you to Wells Cathedral School for co-operating with us on this - the poems that you hear are read by the staff and students of the school.

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