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| Roger Kitchen had had the letters for a few years before he used them as the source material for a documentary on the local cable radio station Community Radio Milton Keynes. He had by this time made contact with Albert's two surviving brothers, Will and George and excerpts from their interviews were included in the programme too which was called 'Brother Bertie Went Away'. Roger sent the script to the BBC and it was accepted and he worked with producer Alan Haydock to finalise it. The programme was called 'He Shouldn't Have Been There Should He?' and it was broadcast in 1980 as part of Remembrance Day commemorations. The programme contained brother George's memories of visiting Albert's grave and noting that his was the only one he saw that didn't have the age on. Somebody from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission heard the programme and said that if the family could confirm Albert's date of birth then his age would be added to the gravestone. The age was subsequently added to the headstone by the Commission. |
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