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Second World War veteran who got thousands of cards for birthday dies aged 100

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (224+ 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…...