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Local veteran stars in WW1 charity video

Local veteran stars in WW1 charity video

D-Day veteran Bill Aitkenhead, who is 88 and from Bromley has starred in a video to launch a new recording of the hit marching song ‘Pack Up Your Troubles’ for the national military charity SSAFA.  Th ...
Old fighter

Old fighter

An RAF veteran who spent his career in a Hurricane fighter has finally fulfilled his dream of flying in a Spitfire – at the age of 91. Neville Croucher joined the Second World War as soon as he ...
Blind Veteran recalls D-Day

Blind Veteran recalls D-Day

A 94-year-old blind veteran from Lancashire who landed in Normandy on D-Day 70 years ago has thanked a national charity for helping him to live independently with sight loss. Ahead of the 70th anniver ...