A veteran from Chorley and a WWII volunteer from Preston are urging people to wear their poppies with pride and support the Royal British Legion this Remembrance Weekend.
100-year-old Violet Fortt from Ashton and 73-year-old John Shipman from Clayton-le-Woods have both helped their country during war efforts and supported the Royal British Legion for decades. This Remembrance Weekend , the two stalwarts are urging people to support their beloved Royal British Legion and wear a poppy to remember those who have lost their lives serving this country.
But we had to get on with working and supporting the war effort. My friend Olive was machine gunned in the back by a German Messerschmitt plane as she was walking down the street. “I was injured in a bomb blast when a door at my workplace was blown off its hinges and into my face, shattering my jaw. The sound of the German V2 rockets motors cutting out was frightening as you never knew where they were going to come down and explode in London.
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