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Radio Derby,18 Jun 2025,10 mins

WW1 soldier remains from Derby uncovered in France

Secret Derbyshire

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Sergeant Henry Ashton has now been buried with full military honours in Loos British cemetery. Alexia Clark, a Ministry of Defence war detective, managed to identify Sergeant Ashton and find his living relatives. She spoke to BBC Radio Derby’s Andy Twigge, along with Paul Brookes from Chellaston - Sergeant Ashton's great grandson.

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