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The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...
William Charles Brittain (known as 'Carl') was a lance-corporal of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment who was serving in No. 4 Commando at the time of his capture in Suda Bay, Crete, in June 1941. [1] During the Second World War he became a member of the "staff" at the PoW "holiday camp" in Genshagen, Berlin in mid-1943 [ 2 ] and later a ...
This category is for people from the United Kingdom who served in the military of the UK or other Allies during World War II The main page for this category is Category:Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II .
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II (90 P) Ministers in the Attlee governments, 1945–1951 (141 P) Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937–1939 (84 P)
The monument was conceived by Bill Bond, founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society, who was later appointed an MBE for his services to heritage. He was solely responsible for negotiating with the City of Westminster to secure the site of the monument, as well as appointing Donald Insall Associates as architects. He also formed the ...
Britains, earlier known by the founder's name W. Britain, is a British toy brand and former manufacturing company known for its die-cast scale models of agricultural machinery, and figurines. The company was established in 1893 as a toy soldiers manufacturer.
Images of the Army: The Military in British Art 1815–1914. Manchester: University Press. Knott, Richard, The Sketchbook War. The History Press, 2013. Sillars, Stuart (1987). Art and Survival in First World War Britain. Basingstoke: Macmillan. Holme, Charles. The war depicted by distinguished British artists (The Studio Ltd., 1918).