TED CORDERY, aged 96
Serving in the Royal Navy during the war, he was on the arctic convoys before being present at D-Day. In later life he stood up to a notorious media mogul.
CHARLOTTE ‘BETTY’ WEBB, aged 101
After joining the army during the war, she became a codebreaker working at Bletchley Park, before being seconded to the USA and being employed at the Pentagon.
ANNE PONSONBY, aged 98
After volunteering for the forces in the war, she was recruited by the SOE, playing a major role co-ordinating clandestine operations in occupied Europe.
NOREEN RIOLS, aged 98
Working for the SOE during the war, she helped train spies that went to France to fight the Nazis. Her job was to ensure agents were ready and fit for purpose.
LAWRENCE CHURCHER, aged 102
The last survivor of Dunkirk, he was rescued with both his brothers, but returned to France for D-Day. Also, the oldest supporter of his football team.
NICOLA TRAHAN, aged 97
A French schoolgirl who joined the SOE and was regularly parachuted into France, assisting the Resistance in fighting the Nazis. She received the Croix de Guerre.
DESMOND STANFORD, aged 101
A Norfolk car mechanic who joined the Royal Navy and ended up a hero on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.
PADDY MACKLIN, aged 65
An maverick who tried to circumnavigate the world, but failed to prepare properly – leading to terrifying adventures, mishaps, and a fear that he was dead.
JOHAAR MOSOVAL, aged 95
From a background of poverty he rose to become Principal Dancer at the Royal Ballet, overcoming Apartheid, racial and religious prejudice.
PIPPA LATOUR, aged 102
The longest surviving female SOE agent working in occupied France, she paved the way for D-Day, but was never acknowledged by her male colleagues.
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