Vj Day Service

Richard day 93 who was involved in the decisive battle of kohima in northeast india said the worst part was crossing rivers at night then going through the small hours in wet clothes with wet equipment.

Vj day service. The nation s tribute where he will thank veterans for their brave service in ww2. The service was held by rev mark east at the war memorial outside of st. The courage and dedication. On september 2 1945 a formal surrender ceremony was performed in tokyo bay japan aboard the battleship uss missouri.

We owe them a. During the service was the first vj day commemoration the 97 year old had ever attended and he did so with a tear in his eye in memory of fallen comrades and his wife joan who died two weeks ago. The name v j day had been selected by the allies after they named v e day for the victory in europe. A war memorial service was today held in haughton le skerne to make the 75th anniversary of vj victory over japan day.

To mark the 75th anniversary of vj day the heir to the throne wore 1 the queen s service order new zealand extra companion 2 the coronation medal 3 the silver jubilee medal 4 the. Service for vj day hereford cathedral has produced an order of service for use at home to commemorate the 75th anniversary of vj day. Victory over japan day the date when japan surrendered in 1945 marking the end of world war two will be marked with services across wales later. It includes music sung by hereford cathedral choir and can de downloaded here.

August 15 is the official v j day for the united kingdom while the official us commemoration is september 2.