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Squad B5, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Fleet, Hants. John is in the middle row, far left
Squad B5, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Fleet, Hants. John is in the middle row, far left.

Mistaken for a spy

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Back in 1956 John Batson was doing his national service with the Army Medical Corps and was posted in West Germany, not far from the border with East Germany.  As the Cold War raged, John, now a reverend, was arrested and interrogated. He tells David about the impact of that experience on his life.



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