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Last Updated: Sunday, 6 June, 2004, 10:55 GMT 11:55 UK
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In Pictures: War memories
Joan and Bob Hughes on their wedding day
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Joan and Bob Hughes on their wedding day
The couple will celebrate their diamond anniversary in 2005
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The couple will celebrate their diamond anniversary in 2005
A Christmas message sent to Bob from Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery
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A Christmas message sent to Bob from Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery
A plaque celebrating Bob's battle honours
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A plaque celebrating Bob's battle honours
A Nazi flag which Bob took from an enemy tank in Africa
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A Nazi flag which Bob took from an enemy tank in Africa
A suggested menu from a 24-hour ration kit
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A suggested menu from a 24-hour ration kit
German propaganda leaflets were fired over the Allied troops
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German propaganda leaflets were fired over the Allied troops
Troops celebrated Christmas day with a piece of chicken and two pieces of bread
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Troops celebrated Christmas day with a piece of chicken and two pieces of bread
Bob and his brother in law Tom Gregg posing outside Number 10 Downing Street
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Bob and his brother in law Tom Gregg posing outside Number 10 Downing Street
Joan kept all of the letters Bob sent her during the war
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Joan kept all of the letters Bob sent her during the war


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