My great-uncle who died at the Somme after surviving Gallipoli: MICHAEL PALIN discovers the First World War diaries of his ancestor

Writing a book about the death of his great-uncle Harry, who was killed on the Somme in 1916, MICHAEL PALIN not only gave his ancestor's life some recognition, he also made a friend.

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