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Lord Lieutenant's VE-VJ Day Celebration
Project organiser: South Lanarkshire Council.

World War II veterans from all over Lanarkshire were invited to attend the Lord Lieutenant's VE-VJ Day celebration in Motherwell Concert Hall on Sunday, August 21, 2005.

Following a champagne reception there was a keynote speech from Jan de Vries, talking about life in occupied Holland and thanking the veterans for helping free his country.

To mark the event Lanark writers' group were asked to write about their wartime experiences for South Lanarkshire Council's website and for the VE Day supplement which appeared in South and North Lanarkshire's local newspapers.

VE Day Memories

 image of Jim Hannah

John Paton

  • Part 1 - Pilot instructor [text & image]
  • Part 2 - First flying in Caron [image]
  • Part 3 - Arriving at Carberry [image]
  • Part 4 - Flying at Carberry [image]
  • Part 5 - Graduating from Carberry [image]
  • Part 6 - Teacher training at Medicine Hat [image]
  • Part 7 - Holidays in Canada [image]
  • Part 8 - Flying at Pearce [image]
Photo of Ansen planes flying in formation
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Date created:12 Aug 2004 Last updated:12 Aug 2004