The dwindling number of surviving WWII veterans attending Remembrance Sunday marks a poignant historical milestone, signaling the imminent end of an era of living witnesses to the war.
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Andy Burnham takes part at Cenotaph in London for first time alongside eight ex-premiers and 12 second world war veteransSecond world war veterans outnumbered former prime ministers for what could be the last time at the national service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in central London.The number of veterans from that conflict attending the service has dwindled to about a dozen, the oldest of whom was Jeffrey Brereton who served in the RAF. He volunteered for the air force in 1940, at the age of 19, and served as a mechanic on Hurricane aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Continue reading...
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