1998: Saving Private Ryan Inspiration
The story of Frederick 'Fritz' Niland and his brothers Edward, Preston and Robert – the real-life inspiration behind Saving Private Ryan.
Reporter Hugh Schofield followed the journey of their two cousins and fellow veterans Joe and Tom Niland as they visited the graves of those who fell at Normandy on D-Day (6 June 1944).
91Èȱ¬ Archive: Clip taken from 91Èȱ¬ News, 91Èȱ¬ One, 26 August 1998.