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Siegfried Sassoon letter discovered in book by author

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An author from Roundhay looking for inspiration in a pile of second-hand books, got a bit more than he bargained for when he stumbled across a letter written by one of World War I's most famous poets.

Malcolm Welshman bought a copy of Siegfried Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer at a shop in Crewkerne, only to find a personal letter inside.

BBC Points West's Michelle Pascal went to take a look.

READ MORE: BBC History - Historic Figures: Siegfried Sassoon

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