A sailing trip off the coast of Europe ended with a Fernie family discovering its own close connection to one of the Second World War’s most important battles.
In July, Deryk and Sara Yuill and their daughter Emily set off on a two-month journey in the North Sea and neighbouring English Channel in their boat, First Tracks. A chance meeting with tourists led them to Juno Beach in France, where they discovered that Deryk’s uncle Ronald Brewer had fought and died in the Second World War.
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