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‘Sensitivities’ over neutral Ireland’s attendance at parade to mark 50th anniversary of VE Day

Ireland only agreed to allow Defence Forces personnel take part in a special parade in France to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II after being assured other neutral countries were ...
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Obituary: Ena Collymore-Woodstock, oldest surviving veteran of the British Army in World War II

Woodstock, who has died aged 108, served with an anti-aircraft (AA) mobile radar unit in World War II and was believed to have been the oldest surviving veteran of the British army. In the early part ...