Following an appeal, on Radio Leeds, to discover relations of Doulgas David Smith, News NI spoke to one relative with a distant connection to the soldier.
Jill Anderson, from Exley Head, heard the appeal on Radio Leeds, her grandfather married Douglas David Smith’s mother, who at this stage had lost both her son and husband, before remarrying.
“My dad and Douglas also knew each other, they were of a similar age before he died. Exley Head is a small place, the type of area where everybody knows everyone.”
“Knowing that his wreckage has been found is nice and important,” Jill said.
“There is also a memorial for ‘Dougie’ in Exley Head, we go every year on Remembrance day. I just wish my dad was around to experience the unique news we’ve just heard.”
