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WWI Tommy's tragic last letter home: Soldier asked his father for a 'warm' undershirt and cigarettes just a week before he was killed in 1914 - as family archive heads to auction ○

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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Lance Corporal William Burton was inspired to follow in the footsteps of his father, also called William, who had served with distinction in the Boer War.