Sergeant William Collins Recalls a Tragic Encounter With a Remarkable Soldier

The January edition of BBC History Magazine is on sale now. In this month's issue we have articles on medieval violence, War and Peace and The Murder of Edward II among other things. Next month we're holding two day events themed on the First World War and Roman Britain respectively. Head to historyextra.com forward slash events for more details on those and to book tickets. We've also been including accompanying audio clips within the podcast with our First World War section which charts the progress of that conflict a hundred years ago through the words of those who lived and fought through it. This month we are joined by Sergeant William Collins from the Imperial War Museum as he recalls his tragic encounter with a remarkable soldier