Lynn, Vera Margaret "The Forces' Sweetheart"
- Date of birth:
- March 20th, 1917 (East Ham/Londen, United Kingdom)
- Date of death:
- June 18th, 2020
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Lynn, who sang for servicemen during the Second World War, devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE, Civil Division)
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1969
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1975
Commandeur in de Orde van Oranje Nassau (ON.3)
- Awarded on:
- 1977
- Awarded on:
- January 16th, 1997
- Awarded on:
- June 11th, 2016
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Entertainments National Service Association, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), War Office, British Government
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Entertainments National Service Association, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), War Office, British Government
Sources
- Photo 1: Wikimedia Commons (CC Attribution Share Alike 4.0)
- - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/46593/supplement/7376
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/44740/supplement/12/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54652/page/596
- London Gazette 2016
- Dame Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103 | Daily Mail Online
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