David Gower finds out about World War 2 hero ancestors

London, May 27 (ANI): David Gower, while investigating his family history in 'War Hero In My Family' with Radio One DJ Sara Cox, found about his two uncles who had served in the armed forces during World War II.

John Gower, uncle of former England captain, was a naval commander who captained HMS Swift on convoys to Russia, which was considered by Winston Churchill as "the worst journey in the world", the Independent reported.

Then he took the Swift to Sword Beach for the D-Day landings, and rescued 70 men from another craft hit by a torpedo.

Then David found out about the rather less high-profile activities of his other uncle, Derek, about whom he knew very little. A Forward Observation Officer for the Third Artillery Regiment, the first target for any enemy attack, he was killed in a Sherman tank on D-Day.

His tank had its gun taken off to make room for observation devices, with a wooden decoy put on instead. (ANI)