Britain's 'oldest WW2 veteran' who was awarded Distinguished Service Cross dies aged 109

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Britain's 'oldest WW2 veteran' who was awarded Distinguished Service Cross dies aged 109.

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Britain's 'oldest World War Two veteran' who was awarded a Distinguished Service Cross has died aged 109.Frank Chester, who also served in the Navy during the war, sadly died at a Worcestershire nursing home just nine days after his birthday.His daughter, Ruth Pole, paid tribute to the war hero, describing him as "very modest" and added she "never heard him lose his temper once, which is truly remarkable".

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The great grandfather was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, spending his time before war working for HM Customs and Excise.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say He went on to train as a Royal Naval Officer, and was subsequently promoted to First Lieutenant Officer on HMS Honeysuckle.Back in 2024, he relaid an encounter with German aircraft, when several enemy planes attacked his ship while the vessel was escorting two submarines off Norway's coast."I knew they were going to bomb us," he said.

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I could hear a knocking sound but quickly realised it was my knees knocking together."After the war,...

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