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105-year-old taken as PoW after torpedo attack tells Sophie of VJ Day liberation

One of the oldest surviving veterans of the Second World War has told the Duchess of Edinburgh over a cup of tea how his Royal Navy ship was torpedoed by the Japanese before he was held as a prisoner of war for more than three years. Sophie met ...

12 Aug 2025 at 16:23

Royal Marines line street to pay tribute to Second World War veteran

Hundreds of people have paid their respects to one of the last remaining Royal Marine veterans of the Second World War. A street in Salisbury was lined by mourners at the funeral of Jim Wren, who died earlier this year aged 105. The ceremony ...

04 Mar 2026 at 15:57

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