British soldier’s family were unaware he had died a hero

A FRENCH town is to honour a British soldier whose family were unaware for 65 years that he died a hero during World War II.

Relatives of Bombardier Robert Key, who died aged 30 in a grenade blast in 1944 while saving the life of a child, had wrongly believed he was “showing off” when he died.

The soldier’s niece, Gill Mills, said the family had now learned he was regarded as a hero in the northern town of Annezin.