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Sergeant Frank Ashleigh took part in the largest airborne assault in history in September 1944. After being captured, he spent time in Stalag Luft III, made famous by the Great Escape of 1944. ....
Sergeant Frank Ashleigh was a 19-year-old glider pilot in Operation Market Garden in September 1944, which failed to capture Nazi Germany’s industrial heartland ....
Frank Ashleigh, the youngest airman to have taken part in Operation Market Garden, has died at the age of 98. Ashleigh was 19 when he successfully flew a glider carrying a Jeep, two trailers and four men into the Dutch warzone. He was captured and was later part of the forced “Long March”. ....
Now he has teamed up with 27 members of the House of Lords to pen a letter to Mr Davie – sent to the corporation yesterday – urging him to resolve the matter. It highlights the plight of 96-year-old Second World War veteran Frank Ashleigh who has received intimidating letters from TV Licensing. Mr Ashleigh recently said: “The BBC couldn’t care less what I did for my country. It just wants the money. It’s disgusting.” The peers’ letter to Mr Davie states: “It is beyond doubt these payment demands are causing immense distress. We recognise this is not your objective and that some efforts have been made to mitigate the impact. ....
Lord Botham, 65, has drafted a letter to BBC director-general Tim Davie and last night begged his colleagues in the Lords for their support. He told them: “Letters are being sent to individual rooms in care homes. It is also shocking how frail people are receiving demands which explicitly threaten criminal prosecution. “In my view, this is institutional bullying on a massive scale. I’m no politician but this feels like a real scandal affecting the very frail that needs sorting out.” Since the 20-year-old concession was scrapped last year frightened pensioners have received no-nonsense payment demands leaving them petrified. Lord Botham has hit out at the BBC (Image: GETTY) ....