The family of a schoolgirl who knitted comforts for troops during World War Two have finally received a heartfelt letter of thanks written 76 years ago. The lost letter was discovered by World of Books Group who launched a nationwide campaign to reunite it with its rightful owner. It was […]
Maria Caulfield MP urges Second World War Veterans to come forward to mark VE Day & VJ Day 75th Anniversaries
Maria Caulfield MP is urging veterans from the Lewes constituency to come forward to commemorate the 75th Anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day. To mark the 75th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day, on the 8th May and 15th August respectively, veterans of the Second World War are being […]
Remembering World War II’s doomed Dieppe Raid, 75 years on
More than 6,000 men, including 5,000 Canadians, landed at Dieppe and on four adjacent beaches with the objective of destroying German coastal defences as well as some strategic infrastructure. On August 19, 1942, more than 6,000 men landed in Normandy as Allied forces launched a raid on the French port […]