Saturday marks 75 years since the surrender of Japan and the effective end of the Second World War. To mark the anniversary of VJ Day veterans and the royal family will pay tribute to the tens of thousands of servicemen from the UK and the Commonwealth who fought and died in the war against Japan. SunriseLone pipers will play the Battle’s O’er at sunrise at HMS Belfast in London and at dawn in India, Australia, New Zealand and Nepal. 11amThe Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall lead a two-minute silence at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, followed by an RAF flypast. Veterans who fought in the Far East, including Albert Wills, 93, who served aboard HMS Indefatigable, will pay

Source: The Times August 10, 2020 11:03 UTC