Tales from the Battlefields

57: England Cricketer Jack Russell and his World War 1 Heritage


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In this episode we talk to former England cricketer Jack Russell about his relative Edward Hogg who died in the Great War. Jack talks emotionally about how Edward died near Ypres and he describes how a pilgrimage to the location where Edward died inspired Jack to produce a painting that he called "Seconds from Hell". 
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