Reg Draper was a stores assistant on Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York during the Second World War
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.
Next article
Reg Draper was a stores assistant on Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York during the Second World War
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice
A 100-year-old Second World War veteran who witnessed the official ceremony marking Japan’s surrender has spoken of his memories 80 years on from the end of the conflict.
VJ Day 80th anniversary: King hails veterans' courage and sacrifice
VJ Day: The WW2 veteran who moved Queen Camilla to tears
‘The Japanese dropped a bomb right behind me – this is how I survived’
After 80 years, the men who fought finally had the opportunity to tell their stories
Londra, celebrazioni per 80esimo anniversario VJ Day - Primopiano - Ansa.it
‘We never considered ourselves heroes’: VJ Day 80 years on, by the veterans who were there
When Britain went 'crazy' for VJ Day: How end of WWII was celebrated
Re Carlo, Camilla (e i Windsor) ricordano gli 80 anni dalla fine della guerra mondiale. «Mai più un sacrificio come Hiroshima e Nagasaki)»
King Charles to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address
I learnt of horrors and heroism from Mountbatten, King says in VJ Day tribute
