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Remembrance Day: We Were There

The latest news from across the BBC ahead of Remembrance Day, alongside stories from veterans of World War Two and those who lived through it.

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  1. 17:45 GMT 9 November 2022Don Duffield-Adby: I saw action on D-Day as a 16-year-old stowaway. Video, 00:03:05, published at 17:45 GMT 9 November 2022Don Duffield-Adby: I saw action on D-Day as a 16-year-old stowaway

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  2. 17:37 GMT 9 November 2022Gordon Prime: 'Luck of draw I survived D-Day as dispatch rider' Video, 00:03:03, published at 17:37 GMT 9 November 2022Gordon Prime: 'Luck of draw I survived D-Day as dispatch rider'

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  3. 15:22 GMT 9 November 2022Mervyn Kersh: Concentration camp survivors' 'arms were just bone' Video, 00:02:52, published at 15:22 GMT 9 November 2022Mervyn Kersh: Concentration camp survivors' 'arms were just bone'

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  4. 12:58 GMT 9 November 2022Connie Evans: 'You had to work fast' on WW2 anti-aircraft guns. Video, 00:02:54, published at 12:58 GMT 9 November 2022Connie Evans: 'You had to work fast' on WW2 anti-aircraft guns

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