Listening to him on Desert Island Disks this morning he mentioned his grandfather, a Great War veteran who died as a Telegraph War Correspondant on Remagen Bridge in 1945. It rang some bells, and in fact I realised I came across his grave some years ago in Hotton War Cemetery. His details:
CWGC details: Name: LAWLESS, PETER HENRY Initials: P H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Major Regiment/Service: War Correspondent Unit Text: Daily Telegraph. Age: 53 Date of Death: 09/03/1945 Awards: M C Additional information: Son of Arthur Lawless and of Florence Deborah Lawless (nee Piercy); husband of Pamela Lawless, of South Norwood, Surrey. International Rugby Footballer. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: VII. A. 8. Cemetery: HOTTON WAR CEMETERY
