Hannen reflects on action-packed memories after being front and centre of new, National-Lottery funded heritage project
Peter Hannen, 86, currently resides in Old Colwyn but served at Wrexham during his National Service in the 1950s A British Armed Forces veteran who served at Wrexham during National Service 60 years ago will be front and centre of an innovative UK-wide new heritage project. Peter Hannen, 86, who hails from Llandudno Junction and now lives in Old Colwyn, is one of 18 former servicemen included in a National Lottery-funded project called National Service Remembered. It has been exactly 60 years since National Service ended in the UK and the campaign, run by the not-for-profit organisation Same but Different, captures an important period of the country’s cultural history through the eyes of the men who served.
British Armed Forces veterans honoured in UK-wide project to mark 60 years since the end of National Service
Michael Wilkinson, 87, is one of 18 veterans involved in the groundbreaking National Service Remembered project British Armed Forces veterans’ exploits during National Service 60 years ago will be front and centre of an innovative UK-wide new heritage project. 18 former servicemen, including men who served in Egypt, Jordan, Singapore and Iraq, are involved in a National Lottery-funded project called National Service Remembered. It has been 60 years since National Service ended in the UK and the campaign, run by the not-for-profit organisation Same but Different, captures an important period of the country’s cultural history through the eyes of the men who served.
Holywell resident Davies one of 18 British Armed Forces veterans involved in innovative National Service Remembered project
Elwyn Davies, 83, who served in Egypt and was stationed at Caterham in Surrey, is one of 18 British Armed Forces veterans involved in the new project A Holywell British Armed Forces veteran’s exploits during National Service 60 years ago will be front and centre of an innovative UK-wide new heritage project. Elwyn Davies, 83, who served in Egypt and was stationed at Caterham in Surrey, is one of 18 former servicemen included in a National Lottery-funded project called National Service Remembered. It has been 60 years since National Service ended in the UK and the campaign, run by the not-for-profit organisation Same but Different, captures an important period of the country’s cultural history through the eyes of the men who served.