Dad's war: father, soldier, hero
Biography, War and military biography
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
Chris Tarrant and his father Basil were very close - they played sports together, watched sports together, and shared the same sense of humour. Chris loved and admired his father but it was only after his death he realised that… he hardly knew him at all. Basil Avery Tarrant grew up in 1920s Reading. He worked as an administrator in a local factory and spent his Saturday nights down at the music halls. But what happened to Basil during the war, and how he came to be awarded the Military Cross, remained a mystery to Chris and his family for nearly sixty years. In this emotional journey, Chris discovers that Basil was involved in some of WWII's most significant campaigns. 2014.