A British veteran has spoken about how he witnessed Japan's wartime surrender up close as a 20-year-old sailor.

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Guests of honour at a service of remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on Friday include 33 veterans aged from 96 to ...

On August 15, 1945, and in the days leading up to it, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the British capital ...

Albert Lamond, 99, helped evacuate Allied prisoners of war from remote islands in the Pacific after Japan’s surrender.

Charles and Camilla will honour Second World War veterans on the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan (VJ) Day at a poignant remembrance ceremony. Royal British Legion (RBL) guests of honour at a ...

August marks VJ Day and the end of the Second World War. Find out about the 1945 State Opening those throughout the war ...

Today's commemoration of Victory in Japan - VJ Day - at the National Memorial Arboretum, attended by the King and the Prime ...

A 99-year-old Second World War veteran has said ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) that there ...