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A Japanese POW veteran who is volunteering with a North-East cancer charity has enjoyed a spitfire flyby and Red Devils drop in at a huge party to… ....
A JAPANESE POW veteran who is volunteering with a cancer charity has enjoyed a spitfire flyby and Red Devils drop in at a huge party to mark his 101st birthday. Len Gibson, who survived the horrors of the Burma Death Railway, said of the event held in his honour: “It’s absolutely tremendous. “When I was a prisoner of war on the Mergui Road there was a time when I thought it was so bad I was in hell. “So I have experienced hell, and to be here today is heaven.” Former Bombardier Len Gibson endured forced labour and malnutrition while a POW but conquered untold hardship to become a musician who inspired Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. ....
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A 101-year-old veteran who was a Japanese prisoner of war and now volunteers with a cancer charity has enjoyed a spitfire flyby and Red Devils drop in at a huge party to mark his birthday. Former Bombardier Len Gibson lived through the horrors of the Burma Death Railway and years as a prisoner of war, but conquered untold hardship to become a musician who inspired Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. And now, following in the footsteps of the charitable late centenarian Captain Sir Tom Moore, the war veteran, of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, has signed up for volunteer work with cancer charity Daft as a Brush. ....
Sunderland veteran aged 101 who was prisoner of war to volunteer for cancer charity Former Lance Bombardier Len Gibson has signed up for volunteer work with cancer charity Daft as a Brush Get the latest Sunderland news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A Second World War hero who survived the horrors of the Burma Death Railway is taking on a new battle – at the sprightly age of 101. ....