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Veteran soldier
1900 - 2008
Veteran of two world wars and one of the last survivors of World War I
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Veteran
Died in 2008
A miracle escape for apprentice tailor meant he narrowly missed the horror of Dunkirk
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Prisoner of war
1918 - 2008
Resident of Colditz POW camp who took part in escape attempts and stage plays
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Veteran
1903 - 2008
UK’s oldest D-Day veteran who was among first to land on Juno Beach
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Footballer
1922 - 2008
Wolves legend who was key figure in league and cup successes
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Golfer
1933 - 2008
Ex-Army Sergeant who won the US Open and several Senior titles
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Author, historian
1918 - 2008
Russian writer who was honoured for documenting horrors of the Gulags
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Veteran solider
1915 - 2008
War hero who was among first to land on D-Day beaches
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Veteran
Died in 2008
Staffs man who narrowly survived World War II and married a German girl
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Veteran
1900 - 2008
Last veteran of the Central Powers of World War I and Germany’s oldest man
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