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<p>Farnham residents mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day in 2025, eight decades after civic leaders gathered in the town to celebrate victory and look to the future.</p>

Peeps into the Past: When town ‘cheerfully bore the burdens of war'

<p>The West Meon viaduct shortly after construction – only the concrete piers remain.</p>

Seventy years since the last train departed on the Meon Valley Line

<p>Cpl Sippetts' medals were auctioned in 2021 but very little else is known about the decorated D-Day hero.</p>

Can you answer appeal for information on D-Day hero Cpl Sippetts?

<p>Harry Parker is buried at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.</p>

Dutch courage: The WWII Altonians who died fighting in The Netherlands

<p>Laying the pipeline: A 'Conundrum', loaded with pipe, ready to be towed across the Channel.</p>

How Hampshire helped in the liberation of Europe

<p>Generations came together for Farnham's D-Day 80 commemorative event</p>

D-Day 80: At the ending of the light, we remembered them

<p>The beacon is lit on Gostrey Meadow to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.</p>

Poignant scenes as Farnham pays tribute to D-Day 80 heroes

<p>Commandos of 47 (RM) Commando coming ashore from LCAs (Landing Craft Assault) on Jig Green beach, Gold area, 6 June 1944. LCTs can be seen in the background unloading priority vehicles for 231st Brigade, 50th Division.</p>

How the Second Front was recorded

<p>Film still from the D-Day landings showing commandos aboard a landing craft on their approach to Sword Beach, 6 June 1944.</p>

On the beaches on D-Day

<p>The Bordon garrison was a key staging post for amassing war material in the build-up to D-Day in June 1944.

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Getting ready for D-Day

<p>News coverage was carefully monitored </p>

Peeps into the past: How Surrey prepared for D-Day

<p>Whitehill town mayor, Cllr Leeroy May, is taken for a ride with Winston Churchill at last year's military event</p>

Beacon lighting and displays among highlights of D-Day 80 programme

<p>Troops of 3rd Infantry Division on Queen Red beach, Sword area, circa 0845 hrs, June 6, 1944. In the foreground are sappers of 84 Field Company Royal Engineers, part of No.5 Beach Group, identified by the white bands around their helmets. Behind them, medical orderlies of 8 Field Ambulance, RAMC, can be seen assisting wounded men. In the background commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade can be seen disembarking from their LCI(S) landing craft.</p>

D-Day 80: Portsmouth to lead UK commemorations of Normandy landings

<p>Bob Graham, with the Royal Hampshire Regimental Standard, tries out the granite bench presented to the village of Asnelles in France</p>

Bob Graham's last standard bearing role to end in home town of Alton

<p>D-Day veteran Ted Owens</p>

Letter: Spare a thought for D-Day vets, soon there will be none left

<p>Hambone Junior was a brown and white terrier adopted by American soldiers billeted in Alresford during the build-up to Operation Overlord</p>

Hambone Jr: The four-legged D-Day mascot whose grave is a war memorial

<p>Field Marshall Bramall</p>

Memorial service held for war hero and Crondall resident Lord Bramall