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Aberdeenshire D-Day veteran dies aged 100
12+ hour, 19+ min ago (479+ words) Jim Glennie was just 18 when he took part in Operation Overlord. One of Scotland's last remaining D-Day veterans has died aged 100. Jim Glennie was just 18 when he landed on Sword Beach as part of the Normandy landings on June 6 1944, when…...
Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (623+ words) A concept model has been built and unveiled in Bodmin The Supermarine Spitfire could go back into production 90 years after its first flight " if the dreams of a team of enthusiasts are realised. The next generation of the aircraft, a…...
Wartime papers documenting Dorking's role as refuge from Nazi oppression to be made publicly accessible
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (370+ words) University of Surrey's project reveals local stories from 1938 to the end of the Second World War Documents revealing E. M. Forster and Ralph Vaughan Williams' efforts to aid refugees during WWII in Dorking will be accessible online, thanks to a new University…...
WW2 veteran who got thousands of birthday cards dies aged 100
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (200+ words) Dougie Shelley received more than 16, 000 cards for his 100th birthday last year 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…...
Queen 'delighted' new book educates children about WWII
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (671+ words) It includes the story of 100-year-old Ivor Foster from Plymouth The Queen has said she is "delighted" a new book is educating children about the Second World War, adding it was "so important to ensure that the sacrifices of that…...
Live WWII shells found during police investigation in Rugby
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (208+ words) WWII bombs discovered in Rugby during burglary investigation During a recent burglary investigation in Rugby, police made an unexpected discovery of three live World War II shells in the area. The Rugby Rural Central and South teams were initially focused…...
Suffolk man to walk 110 miles through Italy to honour WWII troops and raise money for veterans
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (636+ words) He'll be travelling from the historic battlefield of Monte Cassino to the Vatican. A World War II enthusiast from Suffolk is preparing to walk more than 100 miles through Italy to honour the sacrifices made by Allied troops during the Italian…...
Road closed after suspected WWII bomb taken into police station
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (66+ words) The device is being examined Road closures are in place after a person went into Wallasey Station with a suspected WWII bomb. It happened at around 2: 40pm today (Monday 12 January) on Manor Road. The road has been closed as a precaution…...