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Dame Vera Lynn CH, DBE, OStJ

Singer, Songwriter, Entertainer
20 March 1917 to 18 June 2020

A British singer who was known as the ‘Forces Sweetheart’, Lynn’s songs including We’ll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover helped boost the mood of the nation during World War II. She appeared in three wartime films We’ll Meet Again (1943), Rhythm Serenade (1943) and One Exciting Night (1944).

Read Dame Vera Lynn's Guardian obituary