Remembering a First World War childhood at 110
As young and old gathered to lay poppy wreaths and plant crosses at memorials last week, marking the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, England’s oldest man, 110-year-old Bob Weighton, who lives in Alton, was reflecting on his early childhood in Hull during those four turbulent years.
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- Published on: 22-11-2018 08:11:15
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