VJ Day: We Were There

Veterans of World War Two and those who lived through it tell their remarkable stories for future generations.

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Edmund Szymczak: 'I am proud to be here' Video, 00:02:43, published at 08:48 GMT 22 February 2023
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Elsie Ellis: I was blown off my bike by bomb blast. Video, 00:02:09, published at 14:53 GMT 8 February 2023
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'Taken to a prisoner of war camp on my 19th birthday' Video, 00:01:52, published at 23:10 GMT 23 January 2023
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Scotland
Sandy Cormack: I saw child soldiers crying in fear. Video, 00:03:03, published at 12:31 GMT 20 December 2022
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Marjorie Lamb: We made our own Navy uniforms. Video, 00:02:40, published at 16:03 GMT 13 December 2022
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Muhammad Hussain: I ran away from home to enlist at 16. Video, 00:01:33, published at 12:01 GMT 6 December 2022
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Douglas Petty: You knew you were bombing civilians. Video, 00:02:58, published at 11:46 GMT 14 November 2022
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Soldier reunited with girl he met in France in WW2, published at 07:50 GMT 13 November 2022
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Wales
Ray Whitwell: 'I was lucky, I got missed all the time' Video, 00:02:23, published at 18:39 GMT 11 November 2022
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Jake Jacob: 'You were treated as a nonentity' Video, 00:03:11, published at 12:14 GMT 11 November 2022
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Tom Gillham: Fighting Axis forces and 'gut-folding' fear. Video, 00:03:10, published at 17:21 GMT 10 November 2022
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Stanley Ford: Aboard HMS Fratton when a torpedo hit. Video, 00:02:38, published at 17:18 GMT 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 GMT 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 GMT 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 GMT 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 GMT 10 November 2022
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Marie Scott: 'I could hear men screaming' Video, 00:03:01, published at 13:52 GMT 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 GMT 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 GMT 10 November 2022
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Do you or someone you know have a story to share?, published at 09:19 GMT 10 November 2022
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Capturing war-time memories, before it is too late, published at 02:42 GMT 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 GMT 9 November 2022
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Neil Flanigan: 'People from the Empire and Commonwealth died' Video, 00:03:08, published at 18:27 GMT 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 GMT 9 November 2022
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