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WWII Veteran visits International Bomber Command Centre in moving tribute
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (453+ words) A deeply moving visit to the International Bomber Command Centre saw WWII veteran Robbie Hall pay tribute to her past, accompanied by volunteers from the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans. The International Bomber Command Centre is a world-class facility dedicated…...
Second World War veteran Harold celebrates 103rd birthday with SSAFA in Cyprus
3+ week, 2+ day ago (398+ words) A Second World War veteran who landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day has celebrated his 103rd birthday in Cyprus, supported by SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Harold, who now lives in Cyprus, was among the thousands of British troops…...
Nutrition & Hydration Week: "The food at Royal Star & Garter's a damn sight better than what I served to soldiers in Korea!'
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (535+ words) An Army veteran has recalled serving food to hundreds of soldiers when he served in Korea ahead of Nutrition & Hydration Week. Bob Sewell, a resident at Royal Star & Garter in Surbiton, served in the Army Catering Corps. He spoke about…...
Back to the classroom: Centenarian revisits school she left at start of WWII
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) A 100-year-old has returned to her old school " for the first time since the outbreak of WWII. Maureen Smith visited Tolworth Girls" School & Sixth Form 86 years after her education was abruptly halted in September 1939. She was 14 at the time and…...
WWII Navy veteran celebrates 103rd birthday at Royal Star & Garter
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (291+ words) A Navy veteran has celebrated her 103rd birthday. Janet Patterson enjoyed a birthday lunch with her family at Royal Star & Garter in Solihull, where she now lives, on Saturday 21 February. She was treated to a special lunch with her children Gill…...