The funeral of World War Two veteran Thomas McBrien, who was awarded the Burma Star medal, will take place later in Enniskillen
WW2 veteran Thomas McBrien was one of a number of soldiers from Northern Ireland who served in East Asia during the warThe funeral will take place later of a World War Two veteran from County Fermanagh who was awarded the Burma Star medal.He had joined the RAF in 1939 to serve as an electrician.
He was attending an event in August 2020 with other veterans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day which marked victory over Japan and the end of the war. "All the [air]crew were English and all went crazy over this, 'the Navy is here, the war is over' sort of style," he said.'Very traumatic'
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