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Old 21st Jan 2015, 14:18
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teeteringhead

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Like many of his generation, Grandad Steve didn't say much about his service
Neither did Pa - I guess they just got on with it.

Those of a nervous disposition look away now

One thing he did say that stuck in my mind was recovering bodies entombed under rubble. Often their fingers were worn away, in futile scrabbling against the rubble before they died .....
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