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Jenkins and Lynn's death established the Dame Vera Lynn Memorial Trust and selected sculptor Paul Day to design the memorial. In July 2022, the Dover District Council announced that Lynn's family had decided to place the memorial elsewhere, as they found the location offered "'insufficient' to honour [Lynn's] legacy". [139]
Dame Vera Lynn, the British singer whose melancholy performance of "We'll Meet Again" put a brave face on the overwhelming sadness of World War II, died on Thursday, according to a statement from ...
Vera Lynn, the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song "We'll Meet Again", died at the age of 103 on Thursday.
Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103.
In April 2023, it was announced by the Dame Vera Lynn Memorial Statue organisation that the National Memorial Arboretum was the planned site for The Forces' Sweetheart And Wartime Entertainers' Memorial, dedicated to singer Dame Vera Lynn and "all those who risk their lives to entertain and lift spirits and morale in times of conflict". [14]
Lynn Evans Mand The Chordettes: 95: February 6, 2020: Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. Possible natural causes [29] Steve Weber The Holy Modal Rounders: 76: February 7, 2020: Mount Clare, West Virginia, U.S. Cause not disclosed [30] Lyle Mays Pat Metheny Group: 66: February 10, 2020: Los Angeles, California, U.S. Died after battling an undisclosed ...
Best known for her rendition of 'We'll Meet Again', Dame Vera Lynn died in June 2020 at the age of 103.
Dame Vera has been a supporter of the Armed Forces since the Second World War and it is a testement to this great support that she continues to do so as she moves past her ninetieth year. -- Murdock22 ( talk ) 09:47, 27 September 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]