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Home Front

20 September 1917 - Adeline Lumley

Duration: 11 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

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On this day in 1917, 17-year-old Herbert Morris was shot at dawn for desertion in France, while in Folkestone, a traumatised soldier shares a day of small joys with Adeline Lumley. Show more

Contributors

Adeline Lumley:
Helen Schlesinger
Silas Morrow:
Shaun Dooley
Oscar Hendrickx:
Pierre Elliott
Harry Pankhurst:
Sean Murray
Writer:
Katie Hims
Series Editor:
Jessica Dromgoole

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