Vera lynn

Vera Lynn has died at the age of 103. The singer became known as the ‘forces’ sweetheart’ because of her popularity during the second world war, and went on to become one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers

Her songs reminded combatants what they were fighting for, ‘precious, personal things rather than ideologies’, and gave hope of better days

Vera Lynn risked her life on a trip to the Far East to boost morale in 1944. Now she wants to track down the heroic soldiers she met. Can you identify anyone from the following pictures?

In the bleak years of World War II, Vera Lynn’s songs captured the spirit of their times and charged the morale of British servicemen everywhere.

World War II was the centerpiece of the 20th century. We must never forget the lessons of the war; we need to hold onto the reality of the sacrifices of

Dame Vera Lynn – the forces' sweetheart of World War Two and a national treasure – today reveals some of the secrets of her incredible life in a rare public interview with the Shropshire Star. Dame Vera, now aged 95, is rarely seen in public.

Dame Vera Lynn has died aged 103, but she remains synonymous with the gutsy-glam style of the Second World War

East End girl, Vera Lynn, who first started singing in working men's clubs when she was seven years old, was already an established musical star when war broke out in 1939.

The wartime sweetheart crooned on stage while the formidable actress slapped her breeches with a riding whip in the wings. Fifty years later, I’m still trying to get my head around it