A Normandy veteran has been sent more than 2,700 birthday cards as he turned 100 after an appeal to help him celebrate his centenary in lockdown went global.
Tommy Trotter, a former Northumberland Fusilier, said he felt spoilt and was “over the moon” after seeing all the cards laid out at The Last Post bar in Thornaby, Teesside.
Among them was a letter from the Prime Minister thanking him for his service, and congratulating him on his landmark birthday.
The Last Post, which has a military memorabilia theme and looks after veterans, is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic but Mr Trotter is in a bubble with landlady Julie Cooper, who helps to looks after him, although he lives alone with assistance from relatives.
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D-Day hero Tommy Trotter is 99 years old - due to turn 100 next month.