It’s a Bank Holiday here in the UK, a celebration of freedom as the Second World War came to an end 75 years ago. Or VE Day as we know it, Victory In Europe as Great Britain and its Allies formally accepted the then Nazi Germany's voice of surrender. Nearly six years or war, bloodshed and many many lives lost – including Arsenal’s Herbie Roberts (‘The Policeman’), on active service with the Royal Fusiliers. Jack Lambert was killed in a car crash. Bobby Daniel, elder brother of Ray, was lost while flying and Cyril Tooze – a youth player when war broke out – was killed by a sniper in Italy. Others to lose their lives were: Henry Cook, Bill Dean, Hugh Glass,...
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