Veteran's Voices
Alec Alexander - Served aboard the HMS Sheffield from 1942 onwards. The Sheffield was a at the sinking of the Scharnhorst in the Arctic. The ship was also in the Med and off Sword beach on D-Day. LISTEN
Bill Evans, D-Day veteran recalls the 6th June 1944. Before he was called up he worked in a factory in Coventry and was there during the blitz on the city. LISTEN
Cranwell Boy, Battle of Britain Wireless Operator recalls the Battle of Britain LISTEN
John Lockyer - Taken prisoner after fighting in the Dunkirk rearguard to protect the beaches, 5 years of imprisonment ending in the 'death march' LISTEN
BBC Radio 4 interview with three veterans from the book; George Hillman (Dunkirk & Monte Cassino), George 'Jungle' Fagence (Burma) & Alec Alexander (Arctic Convoys) LISTEN
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