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Funeral of WWII surrender witness

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Came across this today on the BBC news website.

The funeral has been held of the last British witness to the signing of the German surrender, signalling the end of World War II in Europe.

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Susan Hibbert, from Andover, Hampshire, was a young sergeant in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, based at General Eisenhower's HQ in France at the time.

See BBC news report

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7917449.stm

Harry
 

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