PAMELA ROSE, aged 103
Once a debutante, she trained to be an actress, appearing on the London stage. During the war she was recruited to work at Bletchley Park. Involved in many good causes, Pamela returned to the acting profession in her old age.
VLADIMIR SHATALOV, aged 93
Shatalov survived the Siege of Leningrad as a child. He became a pilot in the Red Air Force before brilliantly manipulating his way into the Soviet Space Programme as a cosmonaut. He went into space on three occasions.
INGE GINSBERG, aged 99
After escaping the Holocaust, Inge fled over the mountains to become a spy, a songwriter, a poet and a trader on the stock exchange. She then became a Heavy Metal star, entering the Eurovision Song Contest.
JAMES WHARRAM, aged 93
James’ boat was a 23 feet long double canoe catamaran, called ‘Tangaroa’ and on the 27/9/55 he set off from Falmouth to sail the Atlantic Ocean to Trinidad. It was a journey full of incident!
HUBERT GERMAIN, aged 101
Hubert saw action in the Battle of Bir Hakeim and also in the Battle of El Alamein. He was made a Companion of the Order of Liberation and died in October 2021.
TEMPEST STORM, aged 93
Born Annie Blanche Banks in Eastman, Georgia she became the first millionaire stripper, changing her name to Tempest Storm, and retiring aged 67.
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