The Duchess of Edinburgh meets 105-year-old WWII veteran James Wren ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day on Friday. Report by Etemadil. Like us on ...

James ‘Jim’ Wren survived the sinking of HMS Repulse in December 1941 after it was torpedoed in the South China Sea.

Services of Remembrance will take place across the District commemorating the 80th anniversary of VJ Day on Friday, August 15.

The War didn't finally end though until 15 August, with the surrender of Japan – known as 'VJ Day', or 'Victory over Japan Day.' 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the original 'VE Day'.

Whilst VE Day marked the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, many thousands of armed forces personnel from across the ...