Plumber unearths WWII prisoner of war camp for 10,000 German soldiers in his back garden
Turning over the soil in his back garden, David Murray spotted something glinting in the sunlight.
When he realised it was a dog tag from a Second World War German prisoner, he asked his landlord if he could dig a little deeper - literally.
In the following months, Mr Murray unearthed a treasure trove of wartime memorabilia. The 2,000 items include coins featuring Nazi emblems, dog tags, buttons from uniforms and even a live grenade that had to be destroyed by an RAF bomb disposal unit....
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When he realised it was a dog tag from a Second World War German prisoner, he asked his landlord if he could dig a little deeper - literally.
In the following months, Mr Murray unearthed a treasure trove of wartime memorabilia. The 2,000 items include coins featuring Nazi emblems, dog tags, buttons from uniforms and even a live grenade that had to be destroyed by an RAF bomb disposal unit....