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The trawlermen at war

Miranda Krestovnikoff examines the role of east coast fishermen in World War I and in particular finds out about the Grimsby trawler captain who left a Zeppelin crew to die and was accused by the Germans of being a war criminal.

Archive copright - British Pathe and the Imperial War Museum.

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World War I at HomeThe Trawlermen

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