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How did Major Barton discover Archie's true identity?


Near the end, in Turkey, Major Barton comes up to Archie and says "You're Archie Hamilton aren't you?" How did he find out?

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Before the third wave, Archie recognises the bloke he had the race against the horse with, back home. Maybe he grassed him up?

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It seems Barton had an interest in sprinters.

Its that man again!!

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I think he just recognized him.

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He knew his Uncle Jack

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I think he'd known all along, had recognised him early in the piece but hadn't said anything.

...then whoa, differences...

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He seemed to suspect. He looked at the birth certificate and I'm sure he was familiar with the look of a doctored one with the dark fresh ink on parts and old faded on others.

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I thought he saw him run somewhere in Australia.

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