British war veteran reflects on the Somme

Name: British war veteran reflects on the Somme
Uploaded: 2016-06-30T21:52:08.000Z
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: A British war veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan reflects on how times have changed for injured servicemen 100 years on.

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Friday marks the centenary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, a day that became the bloodiest in British military history.

The BBC's Sophie Raworth talks to athlete Dave Henson, a former army captain who lost both legs in Afghanistan, about how different life is for injured servicemen one hundred years on.

30 June 2016