BLOG: Saved By The #VEDay70

 [image error]Without VE Day, I might not be here

My father, Peter Cantrell, was in the army when VE Day – Victory in Europe – took place.

 

That was 70 years ago, and with the country currently celebrating the anniversary, I thought it was an apt occasion to share this second hand reminiscence.

 

My father served in a light cavalry regiment, the Inns of Court, driving armoured cars. Like many old soldiers, he's said little about his time in uniform, just little snippets here and...