LESLIE MARR, aged 98
A well-renowned artist who also became a film maker. As a young man he was a racing driver, competing in various Grand Prix.
MIKE ‘LOFTY’ CARR, aged 101
A surveyor who joined the LRDG fighting the Axis powers in North Africa, he had many exciting exploits before becoming a POW and making a dramatic escape.
ANDREE DUMON, aged 102
A trainee nurse who joined the Comet Line (Belgian Resistance), helping airmen escape. She was captured, tortured and sentenced to die – but didn’t – just.
RUTH POSNER, aged 96
Surviving the Holocaust due to her acting skills, she had a number of lucky escapes. Later she became an actor and dance teacher as well as a Holocaust educator
JEANNE BOWKER, aged 93
Growing up in Norfolk in wartime, she was a talented actress who became a teacher. She dedicated her life to good causes.
DENNIS BRYDEN, aged 97
A pilot in the RAF, he was shot down over Europe and sent to Stalg Luft 3. There, he eventually became part of the forced Long March in the winter of 1944.
GEORGE ‘JOHNNY’ JOHNSON, aged 101
A bomb aimer during the war, he was assigned to the 617 Squadron – the Dambusters. He flew on their famous mission and was the last survivor of the group.
RALPH EHRMANN, aged 97
From being an RAF navigator, he rose to be Chairman of the toy company Airfix, using his experience to design models – and transformed the British toy market.
JANINE DE GREEF, aged 95
Along with all of her family she was a key member of the Comet Line, getting Allied airmen out of Belgium at great risk to herself.
HAROLD WALMSLEY, aged 98
A Second World War flying Ace, he flew many missions in his Spitfire and was shot down in Belgium. After escaping, he went on to have a distinguished RAF career.
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