Second world war veterans outnumber former PMs for possible last time on Remembrance Sunday
Andy Burnham takes part for first time alongside eight ex-premiers as 12 veterans participate in ceremony Second world war veterans outnumbered former prime…
Andy Burnham takes part for first time alongside eight ex-premiers as 12 veterans participate in ceremony Second 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 Guardian reported.
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.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- PMs, Remembrance Sunday, Andy Burnham, Cenotaph
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- World
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- 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. (The Guardian)
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