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Essex prisoner of war recounts how he killed Japanese captor on VJ Day
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (1798+ words) Horrific treatment-Allied soldiers were starved, tortured and forced to do back-breaking work in Japanese Prisoner of War Camps (Image: getty images) As VJ Day is marked across Europe on August 15, there will be the usual reflection on one of history’s…...
Holocaust survivor who worked in Westcliff during the war celebrates 103rd birthday
4+ week, 2+ day ago (460+ words) A Holocaust survivor who worked in Westcliff during the war has celebrated her 103rd birthday with friends, family and fellow survivors. Henny Franks, 103, marked the occasion at a special garden party organised by Jewish Care’s Holocaust Survivors’ Centre, where she remains…...
Why the horrors of the Somme haunted Essex soldiers all their lives
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1247+ words) JRR Tolkien, Siegfried Sassoon, Harold Macmillan, Antony Eden, Adolph Hitler… these famous names couldn’t be more dissimilar in their character traits, but they all had one thing in common. All of these men fought at the Battle of the Somme....
Veteran says bad memories need ‘weeding out’ as he marks D-Day anniversary
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (424+ words) A British veteran who travelled to Normandy to mark the 82nd commemoration of D-Day said some of his more traumatic memories need “weeding out” and still disturb his sleep. Ken Hay, 100, attended a remembrance service at the General Montgomery monument in…...
Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for birthday dies aged 100
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (185+ words) A Second World War veteran who served in the Arctic Convoys and played a role in D-Day has died aged 100. Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday in September last year following…...
Group preserving Second World War stories calls for Essex veterans
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (417+ words) A group preserving the fascinating stories of Second World War veterans is looking for people from south Essex to inspire future generations. ‘The Last of the Greats’, a group started by Joseph Smith, is on a mission to ensure the…...