Dougie Shelley, who joined the Royal Navy aged 17, served as a seaman gunner and said earlier this year: “There’s not many of us left.” The Arctic Convoys veteran, who was on HMS Milne on D-Day, ...

A World War Two veteran who received more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday after a public appeal is to receive France ...

A branch of the Royal Naval Association is appealing for well-wishers to send 100th birthday cards to a Second World War veteran who served in the Arctic Convoys to make his surprise celebration extra ...

A war veteran who experienced some of the most critical moments of World War Two received 15,000 birthday cards as he turned 100. Doug Shelley, from Essex, joined the Royal Navy aged 17, and took part ...

An appeal for people to send 100th birthday cards to a World War Two veteran has been issued in a bid to make his big day extra special. Dougie Shelley joined the Royal Navy at the age of 17, serving ...

A Second World War veteran was sent more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday after an appeal by his local branch of the Royal Naval Association, with whom he celebrated at a special tea party.

Thousands of birthday cards were sent by well-wishers to Second World War veteran Dougie Shelley (Carol Pendrigh/PA) A Second World War veteran was sent more than 16,000 cards for his 100th birthday ...

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