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Radio Humberside,06 May 2025,19 mins

Old cassette brings back Hull WW2 veteran's stories

Hidden East Yorkshire

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An East Yorkshire soldier's remarkable war story, from the evacuation of Dunkirk, to his escape from a prisoner of war camp and time with the Italian Resistance, is being shared in a recording he made for his family, nearly forty years ago. Arthur Chester's family, Diane Wharram, Beth Moran, Sally Wharram and Grace wanted to share his story.

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