The 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Japan – VJ Day – is marked on 15 August.
Thousands of British and Commonwealth servicemen fought on for three months after the war in Europe ended, alongside their American, Russian and Chinese allies.
BFBS Forces News reporter Tim Cooper has been to meet an officer in the Royal Navy, whose grandfather was serving in the Far East when the war came to an end.
More: https://www.forcesnews.com/heritage/wwii/family-history-service-wwii-deployment-far-east-inspires-next-navy-career
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