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136: The story of the 8th Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

136: The story of the 8th Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Update: 2025-06-25
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In this episode we once again travel to the Somme battlefield and discover the story of the 8th Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the first day of the battle. We discover their story in their own words, rather than the history books. We find out what it was like to be stranded in No Man’s Land for several days, whilst being sniped at by German marksmen. And how a Mother, whose son had been killed, received his Military Medal from the King when he visited their home town of Hull in 1917.
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136: The story of the 8th Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

136: The story of the 8th Battalion of the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Terry Whenham