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‘We feared the war would still last years more after VE Day’
Despite hearing radio broadcasts of VE Day celebrations in England, Sir Tom said his war continued until August 15, 1945 when ...
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Former head of Navy in Scotland feared war would last years more
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird, 100, began his 41-year Navy career aged 17 when he served as a midshipman, a sailor of the lowest rank, on HMS Trinidad ... repaired. “World War II ended for ...
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South Ayrshire veteran Sir Thomas Baird on VE Day memories
Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Baird, who now lives in Symington, began his 41-year Navy career aged 17 when he served as a midshipman, a sailor of the lowest rank, on HMS Trinidad as part ... in England on ...
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HMS Prince of Wales leads show of military force as £3.5billion aircraft carrier spearheads fearsome fleet of warships in the Mediterranean - with crew ready to defy China ...
HMS Prince of Wales has arrived in the warm waters of the Mediterranean, escorted by eight other warships as part of the UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG). The 65,000-tonne leviathan - the biggest ...
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The former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago sweeps the polls to take power again
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The party of former Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has regained power in Trinidad and Tobago after a sweeping victory at the polls. Preliminary results from Monday ...