World War Two

VJ heroes remembered across Devon and Cornwall

Historic handkerchief marking VJ Day on display

'I was given six hours notice and sent to fight Japan'

Veteran at 19: VJ Day memories of an enemy who 'fought to the death'

WW2 re-enactor vowed not to forget dad on deathbed

King and Queen lead two-minute silence to mark 80 years since VJ Day

Last survivor of HMS Repulse remembers torpedo attack. Video, 00:01:10Last survivor of HMS Repulse remembers torpedo attack

King says VJ Day heroes will 'never be forgotten'

'Cheerio, chaps' as they drowned. Video, 00:01:29'Cheerio, chaps' as they drowned

King tells of moment his grandfather announced end of war. Video, 00:00:55King tells of moment his grandfather announced end of war

Camp prisoner marks VJ Day by decorating church

VJ Day: 'My great grandfather won the Victoria Cross' Video, 00:02:03VJ Day: 'My great grandfather won the Victoria Cross'

Jim Wren: 'I was imprisoned for over three years' Video, 00:03:10Jim Wren: 'I was imprisoned for over three years'

Olga Henderson: 'I can still see the dead bodies' Video, 00:01:53Olga Henderson: 'I can still see the dead bodies'

Joseph Hammond: 'We would have become slaves to Hitler' Video, 00:02:28Joseph Hammond: 'We would have become slaves to Hitler'

John Eskdale: 'Some Japanese didn't know the war was over' Video, 00:03:27John Eskdale: 'Some Japanese didn't know the war was over'

It's terrible to hear a man drown, says WW2 survivor. Video, 00:01:29It's terrible to hear a man drown, says WW2 survivor

'Remarkable' letters detail love and life in WW2

Burma Star veteran recalls VJ Day 'godsend'

Berkshire marks 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Couple's wartime love letters released for VJ Day

'I saw the horrors in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb'

Memories of two survivors of Japanese PoW boat