This interview has been edited from a series of interview
rushes conducted for With Heart and Hand: Battle
of the Somme, a programme commemorating the 50th anniversary of the
Battle of the Somme. It features Ernest Fitzsimon, who speaks about an extraordinary
chapter of his wartime experiences: his pivotal role in the story of the Unknown
Warrior. The interview contains other striking stories, with details about kit,
rationing, and identification of soldiers.