Special ceremony held in Motherwell to mark Japanese surrender which ended World War Two
dailyrecord.co.ukA special ceremony was held to honour the sacrifice of those who perished as prisoners of war in the Far East during the Second World War.The event, held at the Civic Centre in Motherwell, marked the anniversary of the end of the conflict, when Japanese forces surrendered on 15 August 1945.War veterans, local politicians and members of the public gathered to remember the brave service personnel who served in the Far East campaign, a theatre of war that lasted from December 1941 to August 1945.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Many thousands were captured and subjected to brutal conditions in prisoner of war camps.The Remembrance Service was led by Provost Kenneth Duffy and South Lanarkshire Provost Margaret Cooper.
Attendees laid wreaths at the war memorial and observed a minute’s silence in tribute to those who lost their lives.Provost Duffy said: “It’s vitally important we continue to remember the sacrifice made by those who lost their lives in the Far East.“The conflict lasted longer than the war in Europe, being fought across almost the entire region from Hawaii to North-East India and on a scale that’s hard to imagine.“It is 79 years since the
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