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Christmas Stockings in the Dugout

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25/12/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Christmas Stockings in the Dugout

A look at the care that went into choosing gifts for soldiers in the First World War.

A look at the poignant requests for small comforts made by soldiers on the front in the First World War and the care that went into choosing gifts for them.

Choosing Christmas gifts for those we love always feels
important. Special care went into sending treats to the
soldiers on the Front during WWI, and the list of small
comforts they asked for is poignant.

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