VJ Day 80th Anniversary - Friday 15th August 2025

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𝐕𝐉 𝐃𝐚𝐲 - 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧
Friday 15 August marks the 80th Anniversary of when Japan announced its surrender to the Allied forces and the end of the Second World War. The surrender was met with relief and celebration that after six long years the Second World War was finally over.  While millions took part in parades and street parties, there was also great sadness - the human cost was enormous and many eagerly awaited the safe return of loved ones.   Over 90,000 British troops were casualties in the war against Japan - 30,000 died and 37,500 were held as prisoners of war.  For hundreds of thousands of service personnel from Britain and the Commonwealth, it would take many months to be reunited with loved ones, some of whom they hadn’t seen for more than five years.*
 
𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐉 𝐃𝐚𝐲
Join the national two-minute silence at 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 as we pay tribute to all those who served in the Far East and the Pacific.
 
𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Towcester & District branch of the Royal British Legion invite you to you join in a short service conducted by Tove Benefice at 𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 at Brackley Road Cemetery.
 
VJ Day was a day of final relief and we give grateful recognition for the sacrifice of those who had served. We remember them, 80 years on.
 
*𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘵𝘵𝘱𝘴://𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯.𝘰𝘳𝘨.𝘶𝘬/