Fiona Bruce learns about her ancestor, a high-ranking military officer and how he gave his life fighting for his country.
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Like many people, Fiona Bruce dreams of finding a rogue in her family tree. “Dull is not good,” jokes the newsreader and presenter of Antiques Roadshow at the start of her episode of Who Do You Think You Are? “What would be great, I suppose, is if we got some kind of a great character or some sort of, I don’t know, a mass murderer, a stripper, or someone extraordinary.”
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Fiona Bruce's great-grandfather, Frederick Crouch, died during World War One in mysterious circumstances. The family story is that Frederick failed to duck down when shells began falling nearby, despite the fact everyone else around him dived for cover. But a letter written by Frederick's widow to her son's school soon after the war reveals the sad truth behind the story.
Another family story about Frederick is that he joined the army to escape his parents. Hoping to understand the reasons, Fiona investigates the life of Frederick's father, a seemingly respectable Victorian photographer. It soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems with William Crouch, a larger-than-life rogue and star of a celebrated court case.