World War Two: We were there

Veterans tell their stories for future generations.

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Tom Gillham: Fighting Axis forces and 'gut-folding' fear. Video, 00:03:10, published at 17:21 10 November 2022
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Stanley Ford: Aboard HMS Fratton when a torpedo hit. Video, 00:02:38, published at 17:18 10 November 2022
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Bernard Morgan: I saw a dead body for the first time at D-Day. Video, 00:02:46, published at 17:06 10 November 2022
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George Notley: 'We boys didn't know what was ahead' Video, 00:02:26, published at 17:04 10 November 2022
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Christian Lamb: 'You had no idea what was going to happen' Video, 00:02:59, published at 15:13 10 November 2022
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Robin Rowland: 'I can remember to this day Urdu I learned in Army' Video, 00:03:09, published at 14:00 10 November 2022
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Marie Scott: 'I could hear men screaming' Video, 00:03:01, published at 13:52 10 November 2022
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Harry Shindler: Hid in a hole to survive German attack. Video, 00:03:00, published at 13:25 10 November 2022
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John Dennett: 'I'm lucky I've had 70 years of freedom' Video, 00:03:10, published at 13:05 10 November 2022
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Do you or someone you know have a story to share?, published at 09:19 10 November 2022
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Capturing war-time memories, before it is too late, published at 02:42 10 November 2022
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Max Embury: 'As a youngster you didn't have any fear' Video, 00:02:54, published at 18:50 9 November 2022
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Neil Flanigan: 'People from the Empire and Commonwealth died' Video, 00:03:08, published at 18:27 9 November 2022
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John Hamilton: 'I don’t remember any fear evacuating from Dunkirk' Video, 00:02:52, published at 17:53 9 November 2022
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Don Duffield-Adby: I saw action on D-Day as a 16-year-old stowaway. Video, 00:03:05, published at 17:45 9 November 2022
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Gordon Prime: 'Luck of draw I survived D-Day as dispatch rider' Video, 00:03:03, published at 17:37 9 November 2022
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Mervyn Kersh: Concentration camp survivors' 'arms were just bone' Video, 00:02:52, published at 15:22 9 November 2022
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Connie Evans: 'You had to work fast' on WW2 anti-aircraft guns. Video, 00:02:54, published at 12:58 9 November 2022
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